内容正文:
1、 长难句翻译
85. Mary contends that the principle will shield doctors who until now have very, very strongly insisted that they could not give patients sufficient medication to control their pain if that might hasten death.
86. I began to call the telephone numbers that came up on my screen as international aid agencies started to make appeals to raise money to address the tragedy.
2、 长难句翻译解析
85. Mary contends that the principle will shield doctors who until now have very, very strongly insisted that they could not give patients sufficient medication to control their pain if that might hasten death.
01断句
该句的信号词有:
①从句引导词that ②从句引导词who ③从句引导词that ④介词to ⑤从句引导词if
所以断句完成后如下:
Mary contends / that the principle will shield doctors / who until now have very, very strongly insisted / that they could not give patients sufficient medication / to control their pain / if that might hasten death.
02找主谓,定主从
第一个主谓结构是第一小句Mary contends;第二个主谓结构是the principle will shield ; 第三个主谓结构是doctors insisted ;第四个主谓结构是they could not give; 第五个主谓结构是:that might hasten
根据信号词也可以判断该句有3个从句,找完后标记如下:
Mary contends / that the principle will shield doctors / who until now have very, very strongly insisted / that they could not give patients sufficient medication / to control their pain / if that might hasten death.
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分析主句和从句
本句的主干是:Mary contends sth...
这个句子中是从句包含着从句的连续从句类型。只要分清各个从句的类型并加以判断修饰的主体,就能很很快看懂的。下面跟着小编一起慢慢来分析学习~
①这里是本句的主句主要结构部分,Mary是主语,contend是谓语部分。后面的that引导的是宾语从句,是谓语动词contend的宾语。意思是“玛丽认为这个原则将会保护医生”。
下面学习一下本部分的重点词汇:
contend: v. 竞争,争夺;声称,断言,主张
eg:Some astronomers contend that the universe may be younger than previously thought.
有些天文学家声称宇宙可能比原先认为的要年轻。
principle:n. 道德原则,行为准则;原则,原理
eg:The general priciple is that education should be available to all children up to the age of 16.
总的原则是,16岁以下儿童都应该能接受教育。
shield:v.保护,保卫 n.盾,盾牌
eg: He held up his hands, shielding his eyes from the sun.
他抬手遮住眼睛免受阳光照射。
②这里是who引导的定语从句,修饰先行词doctors。定语从句中主语是who,代表doctors,谓语是have insisted。中间是修饰动词insist的。意思是:“直到现在还强烈坚持的医生”。
下面学习一下本部