今天的句子：

Ultimately, the new study finds limited support for the idea that being able to delay gratification leads to better outcomes. Instead, it suggests that the capacity to hold out for a second marshmallow is shaped in large part by a child’s social and economic background—and, in turn, that that background, not the ability to delay gratification, is what’s behind kids’ long-term success.

词汇突破：

1. Ultimately 最终

2. delay gratification 延缓满足感

3. Instead 相反=however

4.A is shaped by B: A是由B决定的

5. in turn 反过来

6. long-term success 长期的成功

第一句：

Ultimately, the new study finds limited support for the idea that being able to delay gratification leads to better outcomes.

切分：

1. Ultimately, the new study finds limited support for the idea

2. that being able to delay gratification leads to better outcomes.

参考译文：最终，这项新研究发现，“有能力延迟满足感会带来更好的结果”，这一观点得到的支持是有限的。

参考译文：最终，这项新的研究只发现了对于“有能力延迟满足感会带来更好的结果”这一观点有限的支持。

(新的研究不支持这一观点。)

第二句：

Instead, it suggests that the capacity to hold out for a second marshmallow is shaped in large part by a child’s social and economic background—and, in turn, that that background, not the ability to delay gratification, is what’s behind kids’ long-term success.

切分：

1. Instead, it suggests that

2. the capacity to hold out for a second marshmallow is shaped in large part by a child’s social and economic background

3. and, in turn, that that background, not the ability to delay gratification, is what’s behind kids’ long-term success. (这里有两个that 一个that是 第一部分suggest 带的that,这里是suggest的宾语从句，还有一个that是指示代词that:那种;)

参考译文：相反，研究表明，忍住并得到第二颗棉花糖的能力在很大程度上是由孩子的社会和经济背景决定的——反过来，那种背景，而不是延迟满足的能力，才是孩子长期成功的背后的原因。

加餐第二题：

思考题：

According to the townsfolk, the RSC deserves no subsidy because the theatre attendance is on the rise.

(小镇居民认为RSC不需要补助因为剧院的上座率在上升。)

关键是看定位!!!

1.Anyway, the townsfolk can’t understand why the Royal Shakespeare Company needs a subsidy. =题干=According to the townsfolk, the RSC deserves no subsidy

不管怎么样小镇居民不能理解为什么皇家莎士比亚公司需要补助=小镇居民认为R S C不需要补助

2.(The theatre has broken attendance records for three years in a row. Last year its 1,431 seats were 94 percent occupied all year long and this year they’ll do better.) = 上座率连续三年打破记录，=选项= the theatre attendance is on the rise.= 剧院的上座率在上升

第二句和第一句构成因果关系;

因为剧院上座率高，所以居民认为剧院不需要补助。

3.The reason, of course, is that costs have rocketed and ticket prices have stayed low.

(当然了，原因是费用一直飞涨，票价一直都很低。)

第三句不是线索句，因为和题干不匹配。

第三句解释了为什么RSC需要补助。

所以提醒大家一定要注意因果的匹配!

打破语言的外壳，看到逻辑的内核!