Currently, many analysts have been stunned that stocks could be close to their all-time highs during such a sharp recession. But there is scarce long-term evidence to suggest that the near-universally accepted concept that economic growth is correlated with stock market performance is true, as is illustrated by the US data going back to 1960.

思考题：

The US data mentioned in the text demonstrate ________

(A) a near-commonly accepted concept is hardly true.

(B) the economic growth is correlated with stock market

(C) stocks market is hardly close to their all-time highs

(D) many analysts are stunned by a sharp recession

词汇突破：

stocks : 股票(市场)

analysts 分析师

stun 震惊

sharp recession 严重的衰退

scarce 不足

near-universally accepted 几乎普遍接受的

correlate with 关联

stock market performance 股票市场表现

illustrate 证明

句子解析：

黄色是主干

红色是定语

绿色是状语

紫色颜色是同位语

句：

Currently, many analysts have been stunned that stocks could be close to their all-time highs during such a sharp recession.

参考译文：现在，股市在如此严重的经济衰退中都可能接近最 高点，许多分析师都大为惊愕。

第二句：

But there is scarce long-term evidence to suggest that 定语 + the near-universally accepted concept that economic growth is correlated with stock market performance(同位语从句) is true, as is demonstrated by US data going back to 1960.

注意这里的：as 是个代词，

结构的识别就是：

A is demonstrated by US data going back to 1960

我们要找到As 的指代对象：

参考译文：但是，几乎没有任何长期证据能支持，经济增长与股市表现相关这个几乎被普遍接受的概念 是对的。从1960以来的美国数据就证明了这点。

思考题解析：

这个题的出题思路是模仿2014年的一道真题。

以后你们做的时候应该能体会的到。

The US data mentioned in the text demonstrate ________

文章中提到的美国数据证明了_______

“文章中提到的美国数据”就是最后一句中的：

US data going back to 1960

A is demonstrated by US data going back to 1960

所以证明的就是：as 所指代的内容：

As 的指代对象：

“there is scant long-term evidence to suggest that the near-universally accepted concept that economic growth is correlated with stock market performance is true”

那就用四个选项和这个句子进行比对：

能够符合的就只有：A了!

(A) a near-commonly accepted concept is hardly true.

一个几乎被普遍接受的概念不是真的。

正确!

(B) the economic growth is correlated with stock market

经济增长和股票市场是相关联的

也不是证明的内容，而且本身表述和原文不一致。错!

(C) stocks market is hardly close to their all-time highs

股票市场很难达到新高

也不是证明的内容，而且本身表述和原文不一致。错!

(D) many analysts are stunned by a sharp recession

很多分析师被严重的衰退所震惊

也不是证明的内容，而且本身表述和原文不一致。错!

文章来源背景和来源：

Myths can make ‘smart money’ act dumb

谬见让“聪明钱”变傻

Source: https://www.ft.com/content/6bf38985-b10f-4af4-b13d-50b0c0a565ad

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