2018考研英语：长难句练习及解析（21）

The comments attributed to Jobs are perhaps no great surprise, not least because Apple is currently pursuing a number of lawsuits against smartphone makers who have opted to use Android—main market rival Samsung being the most notable target.

　　【核心词汇】

　　currently ad.当前，现在

　　purse v.继续，从事

　　rival n.对手，竞争者

　　notable a.值得注意的，显著的

　　target n. 目标，靶子

　　attribute to认为是……所有，归因于

　　a number of 许多

　　【结构分析】

　　句子主干是The comments attributed to Jobs are perhaps no great surprise，attributed to Jobs(理解难点)为过去分词短语做定语修饰The comments。Not least because引导原因状语从句，往后引导定语从句，修饰makers, main market rival Samsung being the most notable target为独立主格结构。

　　【参考译文】这些被认为是乔布斯所发表的评论或许并不十分令人意外，尤其是因为苹果正在针对选择使用安卓系统的那些智能手机制造商发起多项诉讼，其主要的市场竞争对手三星是最显著的被打击对象。考研