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Bob Dylan, a folk and rock musician from Minnesota, won the Nobel Prize in literature in 2016. How does it feel? If you're a baby boomer who came of age on Dylan's words and music, you've waited for this moment. 【F1】It is validation of his talent, yes, but also of your taste and the cultural and political revolution you embraced: Bob Dylan the rock star wins the Nobel in literature, and in this way the soundtrack of your generation gets acknowledged for its enduring value. That means an honorary Nobel Peace Prize for John Lennon, and how about a Nobel in, urn, chemistry, for the Grateful Dead? OK, enough about the boomers. This prize isn't about your generation, which, sorry to say, soon will be knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door. This prize is more valuable for everyone who didn't see Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 or wasn't old enough to buy "Blood on the Tracks" when it was released in 1975. 【F2】Think of the Nobel announcement as less an affirmation than an introduction to a dazzling artist whose talent as a lyricist is urgent and timeless. The Nobel committee has a tricky task searching the planet for great literature and parceling out recognition fairly. 【F3】Given the world's language and cultural differences, most writers chosen are going to be unfamiliar and possibly unappreciated to readers in many other countries. Each Nobel is an invitation to explore the works of an artist, often not widely known. Safe to say most Americans hadn't heard of Svetlana Alexievich of Belarus, winner of 2015. The most intriguing prospective audience for Dylan is young people, who know him more as handmade art-work than artist. 【F4】Bringing him to their attention is an interesting exercise because all of the issues he has taken on throughout his career—war, love, loss, hypocrisy, civil rights—are still unresolved. Who else among today's songwriters is capable of bringing clarity and grace to the era of the political circus, terrorism and inequality? Dylan stands with the best ever. For a young generation familiar with rap and pop, an old-fashioned folk rocker such as Dylan is a stretch to appreciate. 【F5】But his selection by the Nobel committee is a signal that all forms of writing, from novels to songs, have lasting artistic merit. The aging boomers understand why Dylan deserves his honor. If you don't know his music, give it a listen.
【答案解析】①本句为冒号连接的并列句。②冒号前分句1是一个主系表结构的简单句，主干为It is validation。主语It指代的是上文提及的鲍勃-迪伦获得诺贝尔奖这件事。but also连接的是三个并列的介词短语作validation的后置定语，分别是of his talent、of your taste和(of)the cultural and political revolution。省略引导词的定语从句you embraced修饰revolution。③冒号后引出的句子是对分句1作进一步解释说明。该句是由and连接的并列句。the rock star是Bob Dylan的同位语。
【答案解析】①本句是一个祈使句，句末含有一个定语从句。②句子主干为Think of the Nobel announcement，祈使句一般没有主语，谓语动词使用原型。think of…as…意为“把……认为是……”。句中包含一个比较结构less A than B意为“A比B少”。③句末的定语从句由关系代词whose引导，修饰先行词a dazzling artist。
【答案解析】①本句是一个简单句，是主系表结构。②chosen为过去分词作后置定语修饰writers，意为“被选中的作家”。系动词时态使用了一般将来时be going to be。表语由两个并列的形容词unfamiliar and unappreciated构成。句末的to readers和in many other countries分别是方式状语和地点状语。③句首的介词短语Given…cultural differences在句中作条件状语。given作介词，意为“考虑到……”。
【答案解析】①此句为主从复合句，包含一个原因状语从句，该从句中又含有一个定语从句。②主句是主系表结构，主语是动名词短语Bringing him to their attention。③原因状语从句中省略了引导词that的定语从句修饰主语all of the issues。破折号之间的内容是插入语，是对all of the issues进行列举说明。
【答案解析】①此句为主从复合句，包含一个同位语从句。②主句his selection by the Nobel committee is a signal是主系表结构。by介词短语在句中作方式状语，说明诺贝尔组委会把奖项颁给鲍勃-迪伦。③主句表语signal后带有that引导的同位语从句，解释说明主句的内容表明了什么。两个逗号间的介词短语from novels to songs可视为插入语，表明诺贝尔文学奖备选作品文体形式包括小说到歌曲。