復雜的狀語從句的拆分和理解 例120

例120　But, for a small group of students, professional training might be the way to go since well-developed skills, all other factors being equal, can be the difference between having a job and not.

【結構分析】句子開頭是介詞短語做狀語，也就是for a small group of students，主語是professional training，系動詞是might be，表語是the way to go，后面是原因狀語從句since，該狀語從句的主語是well-developed skills，后面是插入語all other factors being equal，動詞是can be，表語是the difference，后面是介詞短語between having a job and not做定語。

【亮點回放】此句話的亮點在于使用很長的原因狀語從句，since引導的原因狀語從句表示常識性的原因，比如China is getting strong since the reform is successful，這種since表示原因，比because更加生動。

【核心詞匯】

for a small group of students　對一個小部分學生來說

professional training　職業(yè)教育

well-developed skills　技能的嫻熟

all other factors being equal　在其他因素相同的情況下

the difference between having a job and not　得到工作與否的關鍵

【參考譯文】但是，對一個小部分學生來說，職業(yè)教育也是條可取的路徑。因為在其他因素相同的情況下，技能的嫻熟是得到工作與否的關鍵。