1.First put forward by the French mathematician Pierre de Format in the seventeenth century, the theorem had baffled and beaten the finest mathematical minds, including a French woman scientist who made a major advance in working out the problem, and who had to dress like a man in order to be able to study at the Ecolab polytechnique. (NMET2003.C篇)

　　這個定理，先是由十七世紀法國數學家皮爾法特提出，曾使一批杰出的數學大師為難，包括一位法國女科學家，她在解決這個難題方面取得了重大的進展，她曾女扮男裝為了能夠在伊科爾理工學院學習。

　　簡析：夾雜過去分詞短語，現在分詞短語，動名詞及兩個定語從句。

　　2. It is difficult to measure the quantity of paper used as a result of use of Internet-connected computers, although just about anyone who works in an office can tell you that when e-mail is introduced, the printers start working overtime. That is, the growing demand for paper in recent years is largely due to the increased use of the Internet. (NMET2003.E篇)

　　由于因特網的使用，計算所使用的紙張的數量是很難的，然而幾乎任何在辦公室工作的人能告訴你，當引進電子郵件后，打印機就開始超時工作。也就是說近年來人們對于紙張的日益需求主要是由于因特網越來越多的使用。

　　簡析：夾雜較復雜的句型結構，關鍵詞just about幾乎;overtime超時地。

　　3. Perhaps the best sign of how computer and internet use pushes up demand for paper comes from the high-tech industry itself, which sees printing as one of its most promising new market. (NMET2003.E篇)

　　或許，表明電腦及因特網使用促進人們對于紙張的需求的最好跡象源于高科技產業(yè)本身，印刷業(yè)被認為是高科技產業(yè)極有前景的新市場之一。

　　簡析：夾雜較復雜的句型結構，關鍵詞promising有前途的。

　　4. The action group has also found acceptable paper made from materials other than wood, such as agricultural waste. (NMET2003.E篇)

　　這個行動組也發(fā)現一種人們可接受的紙，制成這種紙的原料不是木料，而是農業(yè)廢料。

　　簡析：關鍵詞other than而不是。

　　5. Mostly borrowed from English and Chinese, these terms are often changed into forms no longer understood by native speakers. (NMET2003.D篇)

　　這些術語，主要從英語和漢語引入，經常會變成不再被說本族語的人們理解的形式。

　　簡析：關鍵詞term術語。

　　6. It is one of many language books that are now flying off booksellers’ shelves.(NMET2003.D篇)

　　它是現在很暢銷的許多外語書中的一本。

　　簡析：比喻生動形象。

　　7. The mass media and government white papers play an important part in the spread of foreign words.(NMET2003.D篇)

　　大眾傳播媒介和政府白皮書(正式報告)在外國詞傳播過程中起重要作用。

　　簡析：關鍵詞the mass media and government white papers大眾傳播媒介和政府白皮書

　　(正式報告)。

　　8.Tales from Animal Hospital will delight all fans of the programme and anyone who was a lively interest in their pet, whether it be a cat 、dog or snake! (NMET2003.C篇)

　　來自動物醫(yī)院(這個電視節(jié)目)的故事(這本書)，將使這個電視節(jié)目的愛好者以及

　　對無論是貓、狗還是蛇這類寵物有濃厚興趣的任何人感到高興。

　　簡析：關鍵詞fans…愛好者，whether…or…，無論是…還是…。

　　9. Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic ended and science began. (NMET2003 .C篇)

　　牛頓被證明是一位很有才華的科學家，他處于一個魔術終結科學開啟的歷史時期，

　　他也有普通人所特有的弱點。

　　簡析：夾雜兩個定語從句。

　　10. But for all the texts that are written, stored and sent electronically, a lot of them are still ending up on paper.(NMET2003.E篇)

　　但對于所有這些以電子手段記錄，貯存及傳遞的文本而言，許多文本仍要(打印)在紙上。

　　簡析：關鍵詞text文本;end up最后成為(處于)。

　　11.With their shining brown eyes, wagging tails, and unconditional love, dogs can provide the nonjudgmental listeners needed for a beginning reader to gain confidence, according to Intermountain Therapy Animals(ITA) in salt Lake City.(NMET2003.B篇)

　　據鹽湖城的ITA的觀點，閃爍的棕色眼睛，搖著尾巴，并有無條件的愛心，狗能成

　　為無判斷力的(忠實的)聽者，這是剛開始搞閱讀的小孩所需要的。

　　簡析：夾雜with構成的介詞短語及過去分詞短語。

　　12. The Salt Lake City public library is sold on the idea. (NMET2003.B篇)

　　這家鹽湖城公共圖書館接受這個觀點。

　　簡析：關鍵詞sell on (to)使接受。

　　13. Discovered by the Portuguese admiral of the same name in 1506, and settled in 1810, the island belongs to Great Britain and has a population of a few hundred. (NMET2003. A篇)

　　這個島嶼，于1506年被同名的葡萄牙上將發(fā)現，在1810年有人居住，現在屬于英

　　國，人口數有幾百人。

　　簡析：有兩個過去分詞短語作狀語。

　　14. They had no connection with the outside world for more than a thousand years, giving them plenty of time to build more than 1000 huge stone figures, called moat, for which the island is most famous.(NMET2003.A篇)

　　他們已有一千多年與外界沒有聯系，這給他們充足的時間來修建1000多座巨大的石

　　像，被稱為莫艾，因為有這個東西這個島嶼極其出名。

　　簡析：夾雜有現在分詞短語，過去分詞短語及定語從句。

　　15. Our parties are aimed for children 2 to 10 and they’re very interactive and creative in that they build a sense of drama based on a subject. (NMET2002. E篇)

　　我們的(生日)聚會針對兩到十歲的小孩，它們互動感強，富有創(chuàng)新，因為它們能基于一個主題構建一種戲劇的氛圍。

　　簡析：關鍵詞aim for 針對;in that 在于。