1. But economists say families about to go into debt to fund four years of partying, as well as studying, can console themselves with the knowledge that college is an investment that, unlike many bank stocks, should yield huge dividends. (2009. 阅读. 6. Text 4)

　　【译文】但是经济学家们声称，即将因为支付儿女大学四年聚会玩乐外加学习的费用而背上债务的那些家庭可以安慰自己说，上大学是一项投资，与许多银行股票不同，这项投资将收获巨额收益。

　　【析句】复合句。主句economists say, 后面的内容全部是say的宾语从句。宾语从句中又有主从句。其中，主句是families can cansole themselves with the knowledge, 主句主句families后about to go into debt to fund...studying是形容词短语作定语，to fund...是不定式作目的状语。that college is an investment...作the knowledge的同位语从句，而同位语从句中，主句college is an investment后又有that引导的定语从句修饰an investment。

　　2. Society expects—and needs—parents to provide their children with continuity of care, meaning the intensive, intimate care that human beings need to develop their intellectual, emotional and moral capabilities. (2010. 阅读. 6. Text 1)

　　【译文】社会期待并且需要家长们为孩子提供持续不断的关爱，这种强烈的、亲密的关爱是人类发展智力、情感和其他能力所必需的。

　　【析句】复合句。主句Society expects and needs parents to provide...with continuity of care, meaning the intensive, intimate care是现在分词作定语，相当于which means...。that human beings need to develop...是定语从句修饰the intensive, intimate care。

　　3. What parents do, in other words, is of deep concern to the state, for the obvious reason that caring for children is not only morally urgent but essential for the future of society. (2010. 阅读. 6. Text 1)

　　【译文】换句话说，国家对家长的作为密切关注，显而易见，这是因为是，对儿童的关爱不仅是未来社会发展在道德上急需的也是必需的。

　　【析句】复合句。主句What parents do is of deep concern to the state, 主句中包含主句从句What parents do。for the obvious reason作原因状语，而that caring for children is not only morally urgent but essential for the future of society作reason的同位语从句，解释了原因的具体内容。