《红宝书》考研英语词汇
每日一句
As a description of the next music director of an orchestra that has hitherto been led by musicians like Gustav Mahler and Pierre Boulez, that seems likely to have struck at least some Times readers as faint praise.
词汇突破
orchestra [ˈɔːkɪstrə]
n. 管弦乐队；乐队演奏处
hitherto [ˌhɪðəˈtuː]
adv. 迄今；至今
结构分析
句子的主干是 that seems likely to have struck at least some Times readers as faint praise，首句 As a description... an orchestra 为状语，that has hitherto been led by musicians 是一个定语从句修饰先行词 orchestra，like Gustav Mahler and Pierre Boulez 举例说明 musicians。
参考译文
对于一个迄今为止一直由古斯塔夫·马勒(Gustav Mahler)和皮埃尔·布列兹(Pierre Boulez)等音乐家领导的管弦乐队的下一任音乐总监的描述，至少在时报的一些读者看来，这可能是微弱的赞扬。
