《红宝书》考研英语词汇
每日一句
A young man can decide on a likely spouse on his own and then ask his parents to arrange the marriage negotiations, or the young man’s parents may make the choice of a spouse, giving the child little to say in the selection.
词汇突破
spouse [spaʊs,spaʊz]
n. 配偶
vt. 和…结婚
spousal [ˈspaʊzl]
adj. 结婚的；与婚姻有关的，配偶的
n.（常复数）婚礼
negotiation [nɪˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃn]
n. 谈判；转让；顺利的通过
negotiate [nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪt]
v.（尤指在商业或政治上）谈判，磋商，洽谈；商定，达成协议；顺利通过，成功越过；解决（难题）；议付，洽兑；转让（支票、汇票或票据）
结构分析
本句的主干是由并列连词 or 连接的并列句。第一个并列分句中 A young man 为主语，can decide on and ask 为并列谓语，各自的宾语分别为 a likely spouse 和 his parents to arrange the marriage negotiations，on his own 为方式状语；第二个并列分句中 the young man’s parents 为主语，may make 为谓语，the choice of a spouse 为宾语，giving the child little to say in the selection 为现在分词作伴随状语。
参考译文
一个年轻人可以自己决定一个可能的配偶，然后要求他的父母安排婚姻谈判，或者年轻人的父母可能会选择一个配偶，给孩子在选择中几乎没有发言权。
