19考研英语：屠屠长难句（五十）

1每日一句长难句
Some of the biggest venture capital firms are raising large funds, targeting more established companies, and increasingly setting their sights abroad.

2【结构分析】
本句结构清晰，主句为Some of the biggest venture capital firms are raising large funds,两个现在分词结构targeting more established companies和increasingly setting their sights abroad由and并列，作全句的伴随状语。

3【词汇】
venture 冒险---joint venture合资企业
区分：adventure冒险，advent到来---with the advent of…随着…的到来

raise funds 筹集资金

set one’s sights 投射目光

4【参考译文】
某些大的风险投资公司正在筹集大量的资金，他们的目标是已经稳定的企业，并且日益将目光投向海外市场。

5【明日长难句】
It is only when the environment demands our attention—a dog barks, a child cries, a telephone rings—that our mental time machines switch themselves off and deposit us with a bump in the here and now.

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