Yet, contrary to expectations, Americans in remote locations did not rely more on online shopping. Instead, the researchers found people in more densely populated areas were more likely to do their shopping online, though that may also be tied to education levels and access to Internet connections and banking services.
（看看那些單詞不認(rèn)識(shí)？句子能不能切分？猜一下文章背景是什么？）
先做一下思考題：
第一題：
Americans in remote locations were expected to rely more on e-commerce.
(T or F)
第二題：
Besides education levels, online shopping is also under the influence of population density. (T or F)
再看一下詞匯：
1. Yet 但是
2. instead 相反，但是
3.contrary to expectations, 與預(yù)期的相反
4.remote locations 偏遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)
5. online shopping 網(wǎng)購(gòu)
6.densely populated areas? 人口密集的地區(qū)
7. be tied to? 與…相關(guān)聯(lián)
8. education levels? 受教育水平
9. access to Internet connections 接入互聯(lián)網(wǎng)連接
10.banking services 銀行服務(wù)
第一句：
Yet, contrary to expectations, Americans in remote locations did not rely more on online shopping.
主干識(shí)別：
Americans in remote locations did not rely more on online shopping.
其他成分：
contrary to expectations 與預(yù)期的相反
參考譯文：但是，與預(yù)期的相反，居住在偏遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)的美國(guó)人并沒(méi)有更多的依賴網(wǎng)絡(luò)購(gòu)物。
所以思考題：
Americans in remote locations were expected to rely more on e-commerce.
預(yù)計(jì)，居住在偏遠(yuǎn)位置的美國(guó)人會(huì)更多的依賴電子商務(wù)。
是正確的！在線購(gòu)物替換為電子商務(wù)是真題中出現(xiàn)過(guò)的正確替換。
第二句：
Instead, the researchers found people in more densely populated areas were more likely to do their shopping online, though that may also be tied to education levels and access to Internet connections and banking services.
主干識(shí)別：
the researchers found （that）people in more densely populated areas were more likely to do their shopping online (賓語(yǔ)從句)
其他成分：
though that may also be tied to education levels and access to Internet connections and banking services. 狀語(yǔ)從句（可以先翻譯）
記?。骸? though,… ； …, though. 只有這兩種情況下的though 才表示但是。其他都是雖然。
參考譯文：但是，研究者發(fā)現(xiàn)在人口更密集的地區(qū)居住的人們更有可能網(wǎng)購(gòu)，雖然這一情況與受教育水平，互聯(lián)網(wǎng)連接的接入以及銀行服務(wù)也有一定的關(guān)系。
所以思考題：
Besides education levels, online shopping is also under the influence of population density.
除開(kāi)受教育水平，網(wǎng)購(gòu)也受到人口密度的影響。是正確的！
