Throughout the evening one man had been particularly talkative frequently offering ideas and anecdotes while his wife sat silently beside him on the couch. 2010—阅读第二篇

　　解析：(Throughout the evening)--状语 (one man had been particularly talkative)--主句 (frequently offering ideas and anecdotes)--doing做状语(while his wife sat silently beside him on the couch)--时间状语从句.

　　翻译：整晚，一位男士表现得极为健谈，口若悬河，滔滔不绝，各种奇闻轶事信手拈来。而他的老婆坐在他旁边的沙发上，一言不发。

　　This episode crystallizes the irony that although American men tend to talk more than women in public situations, they often talk less at home. 2010—阅读第二篇

　　解析：(This episode crystallizes the irony)--主句 (that although American men tend to talk more than women in public situations—同位语从句里的让步状语从句, they often talk less at home—同位语从句里的主句)--同位语从句

　　翻译：这段小插曲将一种讽刺现象展现得淋漓尽致：美国男性在公共场合比女性要健谈，但他们在家中却比妻子要寡言。

　　Sociologist Catherine Kohler Riesman reports in her new book "Divorce Talk" that most of the women she interviewed -- but only a few of the men -- gave lack of communication as the reason for their divorces. 2010—阅读第二篇

　　解析：Sociologist—主语 Catherine Kohler Riesman—社会学家的同位语 reports—谓语 in her new book—状语 "Divorce Talk"—书的同位语(that most of the women—宾语从句主语 she interviewed—定语从句修饰women -- but only a few of the men插入语 – gave谓语 lack of communication宾语 as the reason for their divorces宾语补足语)--宾语从句.

　　翻译：社会学家凯瑟琳.凯尔.里兹曼在其新作《离婚论》中指出：接受过她采访的大多数女性都将离婚的原因归咎为缺乏交流，而持同样观点的男性却寥寥无几。