2016考研英语长难句（八）

Combatingthe public‟s skepticism andmistrust is made all the more difficult by the existence of a powerfulcounter-current in some people‟s attitude to brands: aloyalty that can sometimes verge on idolatry.

　　词汇突破：
　　1.skepticismand mistrust(名词) 怀疑和不信任
　　2.allthe more =much more 很，更加 (相当于副词)
　　3.counter-currentn.字面含义：逆流，这里的语境含义可以理解为：逆反情绪，极端情绪
　　4.loyalty n.忠诚
　　5.idolatry n.偶像崇拜
　　6. vergeon (动词词组) 近乎于
　　TheApple products, to its fans, verge on perfection. (对苹果的拥护者而言，苹果的产品近乎完美。)
　　句子分析：
　　句子结构可以提取为： A is madedifficult by B：C
　　A=Combating the public‟s skepticism and mistrust(动名词短语)
　　B= theexistence of a powerful counter-current in somepeople‟sattitude to brands
　　C= aloyalty that can sometimes verge on idolatry C在解释B.
　　由于A,B和C都很长，所以都可以单独翻译成句子，然后再根据汉语的表达习惯来调整语序。
　　可以先翻译B再翻译C最后翻译A：
　　参考译文：公众对于品牌的态度中有强大的极端情绪：一种有时近乎于偶像崇拜的忠诚，这就使得消除(combating)人们的怀疑和不信任变得更加困难了。