英语句子

Certainly people do not seem lessinterested in success and its signs now than formerly：summerhomes, European travel, BMWs—the locations, place names and name brands may change, but suchitems do not seem less in demand today than a decade or two years ago. 

词汇突破

sign 标志 

summer home 避暑山庄 

主干识别

people do not seem less interested insuccess and its signs 

其他成分now than formerly状语；

冒号后的句子summer homes, European travel, BMWs—the locations, placenames and name brands may change, but such items do not seem less in demandtoday than a decade or two years ago.对前面主句进行解释。 

微观解析

summer homes, European travel, BMWs名词词组表示列举，松散的句子结构。“—”之后the locations, place names and name brands may change，but suchitems do not seem less in demand today than a decade or two years ago.对summer homes,European travel, BMWs进行解释； 

主句中比较对象为：Now 和formerly；

 比较内容为：人们对这些事物的兴趣； 

比较结果为：人们的兴趣没有减弱； 

从句中比较对象为：today 和 a decade or two years ago； 

比较内容是：人们对其的需求程度；

 比较结果为：现在的需求也以前的需求是一样的。

难点解析

出现比较结构，而比较中又包含有否定；且出现由标点引起的松散句子结构，但是在局部的分析中句子结构也是很严密的