考研英语长难句详解(48)
<p> 48. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="subject">subject</span>(<span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="Maynard">Maynard</span> <span word="Mack">Mack</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="categories">categories</span>)<span word="is">is</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="as">as</span>-<span word="spectacle">spectacle</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="readers">readers</span>,<span word="diverted">diverted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span>,<span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="hero">hero</span> <span word="Odysseus">Odysseus</span> <span word="primarily">primarily</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="without">without</span>;<span word="the">the</span> <span word="tragic">tragic</span> <span word="Iliad">Iliad</span>,<span word="however">however</span>,<span word="presents">presents</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="as">as</span>-<span word="experience">experience</span> :<span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Achilles">Achilles</span>,<span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="motivations">motivations</span> <span word="render">render</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="likable">likable</span> <span word="hero">hero</span>. (5)</p><p> 其主题〔若借鉴梅纳德。迈克(<span word="Maynard">Maynard</span> <span word="Mack">Mack</span>)的两个分类范畴的话〕是 人生作为外部景象 ,因为读者的注意力被作品那形形色色的事件所分散,主要是从外部来观察其主人公奥德修斯(<span word="Odyssus">Odyssus</span>)的;然而,富于悲剧色彩的《伊利亚特》所表现的则是 人生作为内心体验 :读者被要求与阿基琉斯(<span word="Achilles">Achilles</span>)的心灵产生共鸣,而其行为动机却致使他变作一个并非特别惹人喜爱的主人公。 (从分号后的语句推理出前面的意思)</p><p> 注:<span word="hero">hero</span>:主人公;<span word="without">without</span>:外部;<span word="likable">likable</span>:有吸引力的</p><p> 难句类型;复杂修饰、插入语、抽象词、熟词僻义</p><p> 请思考:如果看不懂分号前的<span word="without">without</span>的意思,是否可以用合理化原则根据分号后的那句话推理出其意思?</p><p> 解释:本句中尽管也存在一些复杂修饰和插入的内容,但是本句话之所以难懂,与其说是因为这些东西的影响,倒不如说是因为用词的抽象和语义的难以理解。作为一篇文学评论型的文章,文章中充斥着一些很抽象的词汇;本句话中就有<span word="subject">subject</span>/<span word="category">category</span>/<span word="spectacle">spectacle</span>/<span word="divert">divert</span>/<span word="incident">incident</span>/<span word="hero">hero</span>/<span word="primarily">primarily</span>/<span word="without">without</span>/<span word="present">present</span>/<span word="identify">identify</span>/<span word="motivation">motivation</span>/<span word="particularly">particularly</span>/<span word="likable">likable</span>等。背过这些单词的中文释义,并不意味着在阅读中能够清楚地理解其真正含义。对于抽象词的训练方法,请参见附录中阅读抽象词提速法。</p>
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