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今日长难句：

The data was slightly complicated by the fact that there was a tendency for kids who were social in the real world to also use more online communication, but by bracketing out different cases it became clear that the real-world sociality component correlated with greater wellbeing, whereas greater time on screens or online only correlated with poorer wellbeing.

“现实世界爱好交际的孩子通常也会更多地使用线上交流”这一事实使得上述数据变得稍微复杂了一些，但通过将不同情况分门别类，可以明确得知，现实中的社交因素与较高的幸福感相关联，而在屏幕或网络上花费更多时间则与较低的幸福感相关联。

分析：

but、whereas连接的三个并列句

第一部分：The data was slightly complicated by the fact that there was a tendency for kids who were social in the real world to also use more online communication

The data was slightly complicated by the fact是一个被动语态

施动者：the fact

接受者：The data

谓语：was complicated

状语：slightly

同位语从句： that there was a tendency for kids who were social in the real world to also use more online communication

同位语从句中：

主语：there

谓语：was

宾语：a tendency

状语：for kids

定语从句：who were social in the real world to also use more online communication

第二部分：but by bracketing out different cases it became clear that the real-world sociality component correlated with greater wellbeing

形式主语句

方式状语：by bracketing out different cases

形式主语：it

谓语：became

表语：clear

真正主语（主语从句）：the real-world sociality component correlated with greater wellbeing

主语从句：

主语：the real-world sociality component

谓语：correlated with

宾语：greater wellbeing

第三部分：whereas greater time on screens or online only correlated with poorer wellbeing

主语：greater time on screens or online

谓语：correlated with

宾语：poorer wellbeing

核心词汇：

1. slight adj. 少量的，微小的；瘦小的，纤弱的 v. 轻视；冷落；怠慢

【派生词】slighted adj. 感觉受轻视的

2. complicate v. 使复杂化；使更难懂；使更麻烦；使（疾病）恶化，加重

【派生词】complicated adj. 复杂的；麻烦的；费解的

complication n. 使情况复杂化的事物；复杂化；并发症

complicity n. 同谋；共犯；串通

compliment n. 恭维话；赞扬话；奉承话；赞扬；致敬；致意

3. tendency n. （思想、行为等的）倾向

【同根词】tend v. 倾向；易于；往往会；照顾，照管；护理

【相关搭配】tend to sb/sth. 照料某人；关心某事

4. bracket out 摆脱

5. component n. 组成部分；成分；零部件

6. correlate with... 和...相互关系；联系；相关

今日练习：

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