《红宝书》考研英语词汇
每日一句
Ericsson grew up in Sweden, and studied nuclear engineering until he realized he would have more opportunity to conduct his own research if he switched to psychology.
词汇突破
nuclear [ˈnjuːkliə(r)]
adj. 原子能的；[细胞] 细胞核的；中心的；原子核的
psychology [saɪˈkɒlədʒi]
n. 心理学；心理状态
结构分析
此句是一个由 until 引导的主从复合句。主干结构是：Ericsson grew up in Sweden, and studied nuclear engineering。until 引导的是时间状语从句，其中，he realized 后接了宾语从句 he would have ...。宾语从句中套用了虚拟语气的句式，条件句是 if he switched to psychology，主句是 he would have more opportunity to conduct his own research。
参考译文
爱立信在瑞典长大，学习核工程，直到他意识到，如果他转学心理学，他将有更多的机会进行自己的研究。
