Wanted Things Staggered Strong Give Regulative Hand Manic

意群训练： The nonstarter s were considere d the one s who wanted stability ，a strong refere e to give the m some positio n in the race ，a regulative hand to cal m manic speculation ; an authority tha t can call thing s to a halt ，begin things agai n from compensatorily staggered “starting lines .”

标志： The nonstarters were considered the ones (who wanted① stability,② who wanted a strong referee to give them some position in the race，③ who wanted a regulative hand to calm manic speculation;④ who wanted an authority that can call things to a halt，begin things again /from compensatorily staggered “starting lines”/).

译文： 落伍者 被认为是 那些 （需要稳定的人，需要一个强有力的仲裁者来在竞赛中给他们一个位置；一只调节性的手来制止住狂热的投机；一个权威来让事情停止，/从一个补偿性错开的“起跑线”上/重新开始）。

解释： 主语nonstarter 指那些在竞争中失败的人，英文释义为someone or something that is not productive or effective；宾语the ones后面的、直到全句结束的以who引导的定语从句中出现了4个列举，来说明被修饰的the ones的特点。正如笔者在前面讲过的那样，ETS的出题者在能用省略的地方都尽量的使用省略，因此后面的三个列举的前面都省略了与第一个列举中相同的who wanted。

最后的列举中出现了一个词组：compensatorily staggered “starting lines”，指体育竞赛中的短跑的跑道上起跑时的错开的起跑线。这里用来比喻在竞争中处于不利位置的人希望得到一个对其更为有利的规则的帮助。