今日长难句：

If all of a university’s alumni (往届毕业生)were to become students again, the student body would be much bigger than it is now, and it could become unsustainable for the campus in terms of both size and resources.

第一步 简单划分句子成分，初步断句

If /all of a university’s alumni/ (往届毕业生)were to/ become students again, the student body/ would be /much bigger /than it is now, and it could become unsustainable/ for the campus /in terms of /both size and resources.

第二步 语态时态两个维度审视一下，确定一下大概句式，找动词，看主语。

If /all of a university’s alumni/ (往届毕业生)were to/ become students again, the student body/ would be /much bigger than /it is now, and it could become unsustainable/ for the campus /in terms of /both size and resources.

if条件句的虚拟语气

If I were a bird， I would fly in the sky freely.

were ...would...could 对与现在事实相反的情况进行假设，全部往前退一个时态，变成过去时态，表示一种假设的情况，如果这样，那么会发生的情况。

接下来：确定代词it指代内容： 显然是the student body学生的规模

最后跳读的细节加入：介词短语，比较对象，整个句子清晰完整可见。

介词短语in terms of ...对于某方面而言。

核心要点：

1. unsustainable

If we continue to develop regardless of the pressure on the environment, then all of the development will be unsustainable.

2. in terms of

The company is excellent in terms of service and product quality.

3. campus

Private cars are not allowed on campus.

Let me show you around our new campus.

4. resource

We should be grateful for the rich natural resources in this area.

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