内容正文:
1、 长难句翻译
83. But a great book, rich in ideas and beauty, a book that raises and tries to answer great fundamental questions, demands the most active reading of which you are capable.
84. The cases the court overturned said that if a business was shipping a customer's purchase to a state where the business didn't have a physical presence such as a warehouse office, the business didn't have to collect sales tax for the state.
2、 长难句翻译解析
83. But a great book, rich in ideas and beauty, a book that raises and tries to answer great fundamental questions, demands the most active reading of which you are capable.
01断句
该句的信号词有:
①标点符号逗号 ②标点符号逗号 ③从句引导词that ④标点符号逗号 ⑤从句引导词which
所以断句完成后如下:
But a great book, / rich in ideas and beauty, / a book / that raises and tries to answer great fundamental questions, / demands the most active reading of / which you are capable.
02找主谓,定主从
第一个主谓结构a great book demand;第二个主谓结构是a book raises and tries ; 第三个主谓结构是you are;
根据信号词也可以判断该句有2个从句,找完后标记如下:
But a great book, / rich in ideas and beauty, / a book / that raises and tries to answer great fundamental questions, / demands the most active reading of / which you are capable.
03分析主句和从句
本句的主干是:But a book demands the most active reading.
①本句的主语是a great book, 本句谓语部分并不是紧跟主语后面的,而是在一系列修饰成分和从句后面,demands才是本句的谓语动词哦,宾语部分是(the most active)reading。红色字体为本句的主干部分,主句的意思是:但是一本好书需要最大程度的去积极阅读。
②rich in idea and beauty 是第一个插入语,可以看做主语[a great book]的定语,意思是: 一本富于思想和美感的书。【rich】在是形容词,后面通常加in,表示在....富含/富有。【beauty】修饰诗歌、音乐、书籍、情感等方面时,意思是:美感。
③[a book....fundamental questions]是第二个插入语,也和主语有关系,是主语[a great book]的同位语,起到补充说明的意思。具体补充这本伟大的书所具备的特点。that引导定语从句,修饰先行词先行词a book。这一小部分的意思是:一本能够提出并试图回答一些伟大的根本问题的书。
本部分的重点词汇:
raise questions:提出问题
fundamental: adj. 根本的,基本的,基础的
eg: We have to tackle the fundamental cause of the problem.
我们必须从根源上解决问题。
④最后一部分,前面我们已经分析了包含谓语和宾语部分。后面的which引导的也是定语从句,修饰先行词reading。which充当宾语,提前的of与后面的be capable构成动词短语。
demand: v.需要,要求
eg: Too many things demanded his attention at the same time.
太多事情同时需要他的关注。
be capable of