考研英语：历年真题阅读要点之1995-Text 3（一）

　　In such a changing, complex society formerly simple solutions to informational needs become complicated. Many of life’s problems which were solved by asking family members, friends or colleagues are beyond the capability of the extended family to resolve. Where to turn for expert information and how to determine which expert advice to accept are questions facing many people today.

　　solution to“...的解决方法”;informational“信息的”，也可以表示“情报的”;complex=complicated“复杂的”;beyond the capability of“超出...的能力范围”;to resolve不定式充当后置定语，修饰限定capability;extended family“大家庭，家族”;Where to turn for expert information and how to determine which expert advice to accept两个并列的主语从句充当句子的主语;turn for“求助于”;expert information“专家信息”;facing现在分词充当后置定语。

　　In addition to this, there is the growing mobility of people since World War II. As families move away from their stable community, their friends of many years, their extended family relationships, the informal flow of information is cut off, and with it the confidence that information will be available when needed and will be trustworthy and reliable. The almost unconscious flow of information about the simplest aspects of living can be cut off. Thus, things once learned subconsciously through the casual communications of the extended family must be consciously learned.

　　in addition to“除了...之外还有...”，in addition“此外”，可以用于写作，起到连接的作用;mobility“流动性”;as充当连词，“当...时”;informal flow of information“非正式的信息流动”;cut off“切断”;that引导同位语从句，补充说明抽象名词confidence;available“可获得的”;when和needed之间省略了it is;trustworthy和reliable之间用and连接，说明含义相近，都表示“可靠的，可信赖的”;and with it the confidence that information will be available when needed and will be trustworthy and reliable完整的结构应该是and with it the confidence that information will be available when needed and will be trustworthy and reliable is cut off，主干结构and with it the confidence is cut off;unconscious“无意识的”，反义词conscious，名词consciousness;subconsciously“潜意识地”;casual“非正式的”。