Attempts have been made to curb this tendency, for example, by trying to incorporate some measure of quality as well as quantity into the assessment of an applicant’s papers.(2019翻译48)
【句子考点】被动语态;目的状语;方式状语
【句子结构】主句主干为被动结构attempts have been made，其中主语为attempts,谓语动词为have been made。 to curb this tendency这一to do 短语为目的状语，修饰主干中谓语动词，即做出尝试的目的是什么;by trying to incorporate some measure of quality as well as quantity into the assessment of an applicant’s papers这一by doing 介词短语为方式状语，修饰主干句子，即通过怎样的方式做出尝试，不过这一介词短语较长的原因是其中夹杂着定语，of quality as well as quantity介词短语作定语修饰measures, of an applicant’s papers介词短语作定语修饰assessment。
【词汇】
attemptV. 尝试 ;N.尝试
curb V.抑制
tendencyN.趋势
incorporate…into…V.把…纳入…
quantityN.数量，大量
qualityN.质量
assessmentN.评估
measureN.措施 ; V.衡量
applicantN.申请者
【译文】已经有很多尝试被用来遏制这种趋势，比如：通过将对质量以及数量的衡量标准纳入到对申请者论文的评估中。
