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86. Every American who hopes to make it also knows the fear of failure, because the myth of success inevitably implies comparison between the haves and the have-nots, the stars and the anonymous crowd. 【分析】本句为复合句。主句为Every American also knows the fear of failure。who hopes to make it是定语从句，修饰Every American。because引导原因状语从句。the haves and the have-nots和the stars and the anonymous crowd是平行结构，都作between的宾语。 【译文】 每个渴望成功的美国人同时也害怕失败，因为成功的神话不可避免地意味着在有钱人和穷人、名人和普通人之间的比较。 87. Politicians remind their voters of the splendid machines our scientists have invented, the new drugs to relieve old ailments , and the new surgical equipment and techniques by which previously intractable conditions may now be treated and lives saved. 【分析】本句为复合句。主句为Politicians remind their voters of。三个名词性短语the splendid machines， the new drugs和 the new surgical equipment and techniques是平行结构，都作of的宾语。our scientists have invented是省略that的定语从句，修饰machines; which引导定语从句，修饰equipment and techniques，by与先行词which构成搭配。lives saved两词中间省略了may now be。 | 
