2007-1-ReadingPartA-T1-1-1
文章主题：《人的成就取决于后天培养而非先天遗传》
If you were to examine the birth certificates of every soccer player in 2006's World Cup tournament, you would most likely find a noteworthy quirk: elite soccer players are more likely to have been born in the earlier months of the year than in the later months.
词汇：
1.tournament n.锦标赛、联赛
2.quirk n.奇事
【Step 1】找谓语
If you were to examine the birth certificates of every soccer player in 2006's World Cup tournament, you would most likely find a noteworthy quirk: elite soccer players are more likely to have been born in the earlier months of the year than in the later months.
·动词 were 时态：一般过去时
·动词 would find 时态：一般过去时
·动词 are more likely to have been born 时态：一般现在时
【Step 2】断句
A[If you were to examine the birth certificates of every soccer player in 2006's World Cup tournament], you would most likely find a noteworthy quirk: B elite soccer players are more likely to have been born in the earlier months of the year than in the later months.
解析：本句是由冒号（:）连接的两个并列句；其中，并列句B对并列句A进行解释说明【并列句A是一个虚拟语气的句子<与将来事实相反>】。
重点成分标注：
主语：在句首|谓语前
宾语：在动词|介词后
表语：在系动词后
主语：蓝色；谓语：红色；表语：绿色；宾语：紫色；宾补：深蓝
并列句1：
A[If youwereto examine the birth certificates of every soccer player in 2006's World Cup tournament], youwould most likely finda noteworthy quirk:
其中，
1.of every soccer player ——介宾结构作后置定语修饰名词短语the birth certificates
2.in 2006's World Cup tournament——介宾结构作后置定语修饰名词短语every soccer player 【判断方法：1.位置：在名词|代词后；2.代入翻译通顺即可，即译为“...的”<2006年世界杯赛的所有足球运动员>】。
并列句2：
B elite soccer playersare morelikely to have been born in the earlier months of the year than in the later months.
其中，
1.in the earlier months of the year than in the later months——介宾结构作时间状语<表示出生的时间>。
【Step 3】翻译
A[If you were to examine the birth certificates of every soccer player in 2006's World Cup tournament], you would most likely find a noteworthy quirk: B elite soccer players are more likely to have been born in the earlier months of the year than in the later months.
并列句1：
英文：A：[If you were to examine the birth certificates of every soccer player in 2006's World Cup tournament], youwould most likely find a noteworthy quirk:
中文：如果你检查一下2006年世界杯联赛所有足球运动员的出生证明，你极有可能发现一个引人注意的奇事：
并列句2：
英文：B elite soccer players are more likely to have been born in the earlier months of the year than in the later months.
中文：精英足球运动员更有可能出生在一年中的头几个月而不是后几个月。
如果你检查一下2006年世界杯联赛所有足球运动员的出生证明，你极有可能发现一个引人注意的奇事：精英足球运动员更有可能出生在一年中的头几个月而不是后几个月。
终译：如果查看一下2006年世界杯赛所有足球运动员的出生证，你极有可能会发现一件引人注意的奇事：出类拔萃的足球运动员更可能出生在一年中的头几个月而非后几个月。
