医学类考博辅导

医学考博英语长难句型解析

　　11. If its message were confined merely to information — that in itself would be difficult if not impossible to achieve, for even a detail such as the choice of the color of a shirt is subtly persuasive——advertising would be so boring that no one would pay any attention.

【句式结构】

①句子主干为：advertising would be so boring...;

②结果状语从句：that no one would pay any attention;

③条件状语从句：If its message were confined merely to information，以及后面并列的条件句 that...would be difficult...，其中 that 指代前面的整个句子，即，If its message were confined merely to information。be difficult if not impossible 是个常见的搭配表达，意思是“很难做到......”。

④原因状语从句：for even a detail...is subtly persuasive，其中 such as the choice of the color of a shirt 作为一个插入语。

　【翻译】

如果其信息只被局限于告知一一就广告而言，如果这不是完全不可能达到的，也是非常难做的，因为如果连一个诸如衬衫颜色的选择这样的细节都具有微妙的说服力，那么广告就会非常乏味以至于没有人会关注它。