Since students and parents expect a college degree to lead to a job, it is in the best interest of a school to turn out graduates who are as qualified as possible—or at least appear to be. (2019年 英语一 Text2)
【难点分析】本句的主干为it is in the best interest of a school to turn out graduates,it为形式主语,真正的主语是to turn out graduates,即to turn out graduates is in the best interest of a school。句中who引导定语从句,修饰先行词graduates,定语从句中are as qualified as possible和at least appear to be为并列结构,并列连词为or,主语均是who,其中,第二个并列成分是省略句,at least appear to be是对at least appear to be as qualified as possible的省略。
【参考译文】既然学生和家长都希望大学学位能带来一份工作,那么培养尽可能合格的、或至少看起来合格的毕业生才最符合学校的利益。