英语六级攻克阅读关键句195. By and large, I clearly had not found a w

195. By and large, I clearly had not found a way to help classes full of MBAs see that there is more to life than money, power, fame and self-interest.

译文　总的来说，我显然没有找到一种方法让一班工商管理硕士们明白，生活中有比金钱、权力、名誉以及私利更重要的东西。

点睛　本句的主干是...I...had not found a way...。其中，that引导see的宾语从句。

by and large是固定短语，意为“总的来说”。如：

By and large, the company's been pretty good to me. 总的来说，公司对我一直很好。

self-interest意为“私利，利己主义”。

考点归纳　与by有关的短语还有：

by and by意为“不久以后；不一会儿”。如：

It's very likely to clear up by and by. 很可能不久就要放晴了。

pass by意为“经过”。如：

He happened to pass by there at that time. 他那时恰好路过那里。

go by意为“依照”。如：

It's not always wise to go by appearances. 根据表面现象看问题常常是不可取的。