对于考研英语的备考，语法当属重中之重，也是最难攻克的“硬骨头”，定语从句作为语法的重要组成部分，是指一个简单句跟在先行词后进行修饰限定，在主句中充当定语成分。下面都教授就通过考研英语真题来为各位考生详细解答。
●2014年考研英语真题翻译
But that’s exactly the kind of false cheerfulness that positive psychologists wouldn’t recommend.
译文：但那是一种绝不会为积极心理学家所称道的虚假的快乐。
【句式还原基本法】
主句为that’s exactly the kind of false cheerfulness. That引导的限定性定语从句中缺失的宾语为先行词the kind of false cheerfulness.先行词还原于从句中：Positive psychologists wouldn’t recommend the kind of false cheerfulness. According to Ben-Shahar , realistic optimists are those who make the best of things that happen , but not those who believe everything happens for the best .
译文：在Ben-Shahar 看来，现实的乐观主义者会因势利导，而非求全责备。
【句式还原基本法】
主句为realistic optimists are those...but not those... Who引导的限定性定语从句中缺失的主语为先行词those. 先行词还原于从句中：those make the best of things that happen 和those believe everything happens for the best . 并列平行结构，those who...but not those who...
Finally , there is perspective , which involves acknowledging that is the ground scheme of life , one lecture really doesn’t matter.
译文：最后，现在存在这样一个观点，即在生活的宏伟计划中，一次演讲是无关紧要的。
【句式还原基本法】
主句为there is perspective. Which引导的非限定性定语从句中先行词为整个主句there is perspective.先行词还原于从句中：that there is perspective involves acknowledging that in the ground scheme of life , one lecture really doesn’t matter.
●2013年考研英语真题翻译
A sacred place of peace , however crude it may be , is a distinctly human need , as opposed to shelter , which is a distinctly animal need .
译文：它是一个和平的圣地，不管他有多么粗陋，但他明显是一种人类的需求，与收容所迥异，收容所明显是一种动物的需求。
【句式还原基本法】
Which引导的非限定性定语从句中缺失的主语为先行词A sacred place of peace.其中，however crude it may be 为让步状语，as opposed to shelter为插入语，可以暂时忽略。句子主干为A sacred place of peace.其中，however crude it may be 为让步状语，as opposed to shelter为插入语，可以暂时忽略。句子主干为A sacred place of peace is a distinctly human need , which is a dis tinctly animal need.先行词还原于从句中A sacred place of peace is a distinctly animal need.
通过都教授的讲解，各位考生们是不是想马上做做考研英语题动手验证一下呢?其实考研，没有考生们想象的那么难，只是诸多命题规律、知识点的细节、做题技巧需要考生掌握住。宝剑锋从磨砺出，研苞们，行动起来，向着理想院校出发!
