例296　Much of the language used to describe monetary policy, such as "steering the economy to a soft landing" or "a touch on the brakes", makes it sound like a precise science. Nothing could be further from the truth.

【结构分析】这句话的主语是Much of the language，后面加上分词定语used to describe monetary policy，后面加上介词短语such as "steering the economy to a soft landing" or "a touch on the brakes"来解释前面的主语，动词是makes，宾语是it，后面加上宾补，也就是sound like a precise science。Nothing could be further from the truth是比较级表示最高级。

【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于主语后面的定语很复杂，导致动词很难找到，定语里面有分词做定语，还有很难的介词短语such as。

【核心词汇】

steer　指挥，控制

precise　精确的

a soft landing　软着陆

on the brakes　刹车

【参考译文】有很多用于描述货币政策的词汇，例如“操纵经济软着陆”或者“轻踩刹车”，使货币政策听起来像是一门精确的科学。没有什么比这更远离实际情况的了。