英语六级-完形语法关键句361. Watching the U.S. economy soar during the

361. Watching the U.S. economy soar during the '90s, the Germans had decided that they, too, needed to go the high technology route.

译文　看到20世纪90年代美国经济的腾飞，德国人决定，他们也得走高科技之路。

点睛　本句的主干是...the Germans had decided that...。其中they, too, needed...route是由that引导的宾语从句，作decide的宾语；现在分词短语watching...during the '90s在句中作原因状语。soar的本义是“急速飞入高空”，这里引申为“上涨，高涨”。route的意思是“路途，路线”；high technology route意为“高科技之路”。

考点归纳　动词不定式省略to的情况：

在感官动词和使役动词后，作宾语补足语的不定式不能带to。

常见的感官动词或短语有：see、watch、observe、look at、notice、hear、listen to、feel等。如：

They knew her very much, as they had seen her grow up from childhood. 他们非常了解她，因为他们是看着她长大的。

常见的使役动词有：make、have、let等。如：

I will have someone show you around the museum. 我会叫人带你去参观博物馆。

在一些固定结构中，动词不定式不带to。常见的此类短语有：rather than、had better、why not、would rather等。如：

He preferred to give up the opportunity rather than hurt his sister's feeling. 他宁愿放弃这次机会，也不愿伤害妹妹的感情。