And anything that raises GPAs will likely make students—who, at the end of the day, are paying the bill—feel they’ve gotten a better value for their tuition dollars, which is another big concern for colleges. (2019 text 2)
断句:(1)利用标点断句:双破折号之内单独成句;(2)利用标点+从属连词断句,即在which is another…的which之前之前断开。
语法分析:
主干成分:And anything will likely make students feel + 省略that的宾语从句。其中句子结构为主语+谓语+宾语+宾补(feel)+宾从
修饰成分:①that引导的定语从句,that raises GPAs,修饰anything,置于其前面翻译;②双破折号之间为who引导的定语从句,修饰students;③which引导的定语从句which is another big concern for colleges修饰前面整个句子。
难点分析:①宾语+宾补 make sb do 的结构,do为sb的补语;②feel they’ve gotten a better value for their tuition dollars,为V1(feel)+N(they,代指名词)+ V2(have gotten),则在第一个动词之后省略that,因此feel之后是省略that的宾语从句;③最后的定语从句是逗号+which,整个从句,修饰的是前面整个句子,翻译时顺译即可,但要把which翻出来,一般译为“这”即可。
重点词汇:at the end of the day 最终;到头来
翻译:并且,任何可以提升平均学分绩点的东西都可能让学生,即到头来要支付这笔账的人,觉得他们在学费中获得了最大价值,这是各所大学所担忧的另一个重大问题。