长难句
as a description of the next music director of an orchestra that has hitherto been led by musicians like gustav mahler and pierre boulez, that seems likely to have struck at least some times readers as faint praise. (2011
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难句分析
主句
that… seems likely to have struck some times readers
主语 谓语 宾语
定语从句
(orchestra) that has hitherto been led by musicians like…
先行词 隶属连词 谓语 宾语
本句是复合句，主句意为“那如同很可以给一些《年代》的读者……的感触”， struck…as…原形是strike…as…，意为“使发生某种豪情”；状语由as引导，意为“作为”；定语从句由隶属连词that引导，用来润饰先行词orchestra，用来阐明这个管弦乐队的领导者，其间hitherto是副词，意为“到如今中止”，其间还有of的介词短语做后置定语润饰description。其间like为介词，意为“像”。
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这样描绘这个迄今中止都是由像古斯塔夫马勒和皮埃尔布列兹那样的音乐家来领导的管弦乐队的下任音乐总监，如同至少会让一些《年代》的读者觉得这是一种牵强的称誉。
