英语阅读基本功—长难句过关(4)
<p> <span word="Exercise">Exercise</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="intentional">intentional</span> <span word="termination">termination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="another">another</span> - <span word="mercy">mercy</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> （安乐死） - <span word="is">is</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="profession">profession</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Medical">Medical</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>.</p><p> <span word="Put">Put</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="exalt">exalt</span>（提高）<span word="them">them</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="imperfections">imperfections</span>, <span word="add">add</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humankind">humankind</span> <span word="redeemed">redeemed</span>, <span word="forever">forever</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strife">strife</span>（争议）<span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="lighted">lighted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radiant">radiant</span> <span word="colors">colors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hope">hope</span>.</p><p> <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="inner">inner</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="suburban">suburban</span> <span word="area">area</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="formerly">formerly</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="merged">merged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="outer">outer</span> <span word="London">London</span></p><p> 要点分析和参考译文</p><p> 要点：句子主干有两个并列的谓语部分，即 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span> <span word="toand">toand</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span> <span word="to">to</span>。 词组<span word="mercy">mercy</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> 是对前面内容的概括。<span word="for">for</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="profession">profession</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> 是<span word="that">that</span>的定语从句。</p><p> 参考译文：有意识的结束一个人的生命安乐死既违反了医学界的职业立场，也违反了美国医学会协会的宗旨。</p><p> 要点：此句的主干是一个由<span word="and">and</span> 连接的并列结构。第一部分有几个并列祈使句组成，第二部分是一个完整的主谓结构，全句主干即<span word="Putexalt">Putexalt</span>，<span word="forever">forever</span> <span word="free">free</span><span word="strife">strife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="futurecolors">futurecolors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hope">hope</span>.由于第一部分并列祈使句较长而第二部分较短，而且连接两部分的<span word="and">and</span>前面有存在着另外一个<span word="and">and</span>（<span word="need">need</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strife">strife</span>）从而致使句子的结构较复杂，不易看出主干的并列结构。</p>
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