1. Thus the American president and vice-president have surnames starting with B and C respectively ; and 26 of George Bush’s predecessors ( including his father ) had surnames in the first half of the alphabet against just 16 in the second half .
构造：
Thus the American president and vice-president [主] have [谓] surnames [宾] starting with B and C respectively [定] ;and 26 of George Bush’s predecessors ( including his father ) [主] had [谓] surnames [宾] in the first half of the alphabet against just 16 in the second half [定]单词：
Respectively ad分别地
Predecessor n.前任
词组：
Start with 从...开始
Vice-president 副总统
直译：因此，美国总统和副总统的姓氏分别以B和C开头；乔治布什的前任总统中（包括他的父亲）有26位的姓氏在字母表的前半部分，只有16位的姓氏在字母表的后半部分
译文：因此，美国总统和副总统的姓氏分别以B和C开头，乔治布什的前任（包括他的父亲）中，有26的姓氏在字母表的前半部分，而只有16位的姓氏在字母表的后半部分
重点：
Start with 从...开始Vice-president 副总统2. Even more striking , six of the seven heads of government of the G7 rich countries are alphabetically advantaged ( Berlusconi , Blair , Bush , Chirac , Chretien and Koizumi ) .
构造：
Even more striking , six of the seven heads of government of the G7 rich countries [主] are alphabetically advantaged [谓] ( Berlusconi , Blair , Bush , Chirac , Chretien and Koizumi )单词：
striking a.显著的 不同平凡的 俊秀的
词组：
Rich country 发达国家
Rich economy 发达国家
直译：更加不同平凡的是，G7发达国家的7个政府总统中有6个是有字母表上风的（BBBCCK）。
译文：更令人惊奇的是，七个富余的国家确当局首脑中，有六位具有按字母排序的上风
重点：
Even more striking 更令人惊奇的是3. The world’s three top central bankers ( Greespan , Duisenberg and Hayami ) are all close to the top of the alphabet , even if one of them really uses Japanese characters . As are the world’s five richest men ( Gates , Buffett , Allen , Ellison and Albrecht ) .
构造：
The world’s three top central bankers ( Greespan , Duisenberg and Hayami ) [主] are [系] all close to the top of the alphabet [表] ,让步状语从句：even if one of them [主] really uses [谓] Japanese characters [宾].As are the world’s five richest men ( Gates , Buffett , Allen , Ellison and Albrecht )单词：
central a.中央的 中心的 最主要的
Character n.性情 人物 特色 字符
词组：
Close to 靠近
Even if 纵然
One of ...之一
解析：
Even if 勾引让步状语从句
直译：天下三大中心银里手（GDH）都靠近字母表的顶端，纵然他们中的一个人利用的实在这天本名字。天下最富有的五个人也一样
译文：天下上3大中心银行总裁的姓氏都靠在字母表的顶部，纵然个中一位用的这天本名字，天下上最富余的5个人也是这样
重点：
Close to 靠近Even if 纵然One of ...之一Even if 勾引让步状语从句4. “Can this merely be coincidence ? One theory , dreamt up in all the spare time enjoyed by the alphabetically disadvantaged , is that the rot sets in early .
构造：
“Can this merely be coincidence ?One theory [主]插入语： , dreamt up in all the spare time enjoyed by the alphabetically disadvantaged ,is [系]表语从句：that the rot [主] sets [谓] in early [状]单词：
Coincidence n.巧合
Rot n.糜烂 腐败 恶化 v.堕落 糜烂
词组：
Dream up 凭空想出 虚构出
解析：
两个逗号之间是插入语，截断了主语和系动词that勾引表语从句，做is的表语直译：这仅仅是巧合吗？一个理论——遭受字母表排序劣势的人在所有的空隙韶光构想出来的——是这种腐败早已经开始了
译文：这仅仅是一种巧合吗？那些在字母表上处于劣势的人在空隙时臆想造出来的一种理论认为，这种荒诞事早就存在
解析：
Dream up 凭空想出 虚构出两个逗号之间是插入语，截断了主语和系动词that勾引表语从句，做is的表语5. At the start of the first year in infant school , teachers seat pupils alphabetically from the front , to make it easier to remember their names .
构造：
At the start of the first year in infant school [状],teachers [主] seat [谓] pupils alphabetically from the front [宾] , to make it easier to remember their names [状]单词：
Infant n.幼儿 婴儿
Pupil n.学生
词组：
At the start of 在...开始的时候
Infant school 幼儿园
直译：在幼儿园开始的第一年，老师按照字母表顺序从前到后给学生安排座位，以便老师更随意马虎的记住他们的名字
译文：在幼儿园第一个学期开始时，老师按字母顺序从前到后给学生排座位，以便更随意马虎记住他们的名字
重点：
At the start of 在...开始的时候Infant school 幼儿园
