The forty-mile Santa Clara Valley1, which stretches from South San Francisco through Palo Alto to San Jose2, has3 as its commercial backbone El Camino Real4, the royal road5 that once connected California’s twenty-one mission churches and is now a bustling avenue6 that connects companies and startups7 accounting for a third of the venture capital investment in the United States each year8.

长难句解析

解：主语1+定语从句2+谓语3+宾语4+同位语5+定语从句6+定语从句7+定语8

析：句子的主干为“The forty-mile Santa Clara Valley has as its commercial backbone El Camino Real”；其中，“which stretches from South San Francisco through Palo Alto to San Jose”为关系词“which”引导的定语从句，先行词为“Santa Clara Valley”；“that once connected California’s ....and is now a bustling avenue”为关系词“that”引导的由“and”连接的两个定语从句，两句共同的先行词为“the royal road”；“that connects companies and startups”是由关系词“that”引导的定语从句，先行词为“avenue”；“accounting for...each year”为非谓语作定语，修饰“ companies and startups”。

重点词汇词组

1.commercial 贸易的；商业的

The commercial future of the company looks very promising.

这家公司的商业前景看来很有前途。

【常见搭配】

① commercial development 商业开发

Planning issues continue to stall the company's proposed commercial development.

规划问题继续阻碍该公司拟议的商业开发。

commercial success 商业成功

②Some traditional producers are finally enjoying commercial success.

一些传统生产商终于获得了商业成功。

2.bustling 繁忙的；熙熙攘攘的

The house, usually bustling with activity, was strangely silent.

这所往常很热闹的房子出奇地安静。

【常见搭配】

hustle and bustle 熙熙攘攘，忙碌

This place is very quiet, quite different from the hustle and bustle of the cities.

这个地方很安静，与城市的拥挤喧嚣十分不同。

3.account for (数量、比例上) 占

Computers account for 5% of the country's commercial electricity consumption.

电脑占了这个国家商业用电的5%。

【相关俚语】

① on account of sb/sth 由于；因为

She retired early on account of ill health. 她体弱多病，所以提前退休。

by/from all accounts 据说

②I've never been there, but it's a lovely place, by all accounts.

我从未去过那里，但据说是个美丽的地方。

4.inspire 激励；鼓舞

The actors inspired the kids with their enthusiasm.

演员以热情鼓舞着孩子们。

【常见搭配】

inspire sb. with sth. 使某人产生某种感情

Her work didn't exactly inspire me with confidence .

她的工作并没有真正地使我产生信心。

5.be infused with sth. 使具有，注入（某特性）

Many of the girls seemed to be infused with excitement on seeing the snow.

许多女孩子似乎一看到雪心里就充满了兴奋。

【常见搭配】

infuse sth. into sth. 把...注入...

The arrival of a group of friends on Saturday infused new life into the weekend.

星期六一群朋友的到来给周末注入了新的活力。

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