英語六級攻克閱讀關鍵句295. Though there can be strength in diversity
295. Though there can be strength in diversity, a new international analysis suggests that this variability has instead contributed to lackluster（平淡的）achievement scores by U.S. children relative to their peers in other developed countries.
譯文 盡管多樣化可能存在其優(yōu)點，但一項新的國際分析報告表明，與其他發(fā)達國家的同齡人相比，這種多樣性反過來會導致美國兒童的學習成績平平。
點睛 本句的主干是...a new international analysis suggests that...。though引導的是讓步狀語從句；that引導的賓語從句that this variability has instead...developed countries作suggests的賓語，relative to their peers in other developed countries表比較。
strength在句中意為“長處，優(yōu)點”，相當于advantage，該詞還有“堅強”之意。如：
I hadn't enough strength of mind to refuse the temptation. 我的意志力不夠堅強，無法拒絕誘惑。
relative意為“相對，比較”。如：
Let's make a relative study of the two languages. 讓我們將這兩種語言作一下比較研究。
考點歸納 以下是instead的用法總結。
用作副詞，指“取而代之；反而”，位于句首時用逗號隔開，instead在順接句子中作“代替”講，而在轉折句子中作“然而”講。如：
Blair is on holiday, so I do his job instead. 布萊爾在度假，所以我代他完成工作。
Her son doesn't study at all. Instead, he plays video games all day. 她兒子根本不肯讀書，相反，他整天玩電子游戲。
Linda isn't here. Ask her mother instead. 琳達不在這兒，去問她媽媽吧。（注意當instead出現在祈使句中時，只能位于句尾）
和of構成短語instead of，兩者意思相似，但instead of后可接名詞、動名詞和各種名詞性短語或表達，以及代詞、形容詞和介詞短語等。如：
Instead of making progress, her study seems to be going backwards. 她的學習不但沒有進步，實際上像是在倒退。（接動名詞）
I will go to the party instead of her. 我將替她赴宴。（接代詞）
The weather is better instead of worse. 天氣是更好了，而不是更壞了。（接形容詞）
We went traveling by train instead of by plane. 我們沒乘飛機而是坐火車去旅行。（接介詞短語）
