2016年托福阅读长难句：释放水动能

　　They revealed output powers ranging from about 1 horsepower to perhaps 60 for the largest wheels and confirmed that for maximum efficiency, the water should pass across the blades as smoothly as possible and fall away with minimum speed, having given up almost all of its kinetic energy. (TPO29, 48)

　　blade /bleɪd/ n. (刀 剑 凿等的)刃;(划水桨 螺旋桨 锹 铲 板球击球板等的)扁宽平面部分

　　kinetic /kɪ'netɪk/ adj. 运动的，运动引起的

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　　They revealed output powers (ranging from about 1 horsepower to perhaps 60) (for the largest wheels) and confirmed that (for maximum efficiency), the water should pass across the blades as smoothly as possible and fall away with minimum speed, (having given up almost all of its kinetic energy).(TPO29, 48)

　　托福阅读长难句100句分析：

　　这个句子主干就是：

　　They revealed output powers and confirmed that

　　宾语从句的主干：the water should pass across the blades as smoothly as possible and fall away with minimum speed

　　中文：水应该从叶轮上尽可能光滑地流过，并以最小的速度流走

　　修饰一：(ranging from about 1 horsepower to perhaps 60)，非谓语动词

　　中文：输出功率范围是从1马力到最大水轮可能输出的60马力

　　修饰二：(for the largest wheels)，介词短语

　　中文：对于最大水轮

　　修饰三：(for maximum efficiency)，介词短语

　　中文：为了达到最高效率

　　修饰四：(having given up almost all of its kinetic energy)，非谓语动词

　　中文：释放水的几乎所有动能

　　托福阅读长难句100句参考翻译：

　　它们(调查)显示输出功率范围是从1马力到最大水轮可能输出的60马力;它们也确定了要达到最高效率，水应该从叶轮上尽可能光滑地流过，并以最小的速度流走，释放水的几乎所有动能。

　　这个句子的主要修饰成分就是介词短语、非谓语动词、从句，大家务必想清楚，每一个修饰成分修饰的是什么，才能看清楚这个句子的结构。