【昨日长难句】That our environment has little,if anything,to do with our abilities,characteristics and behavior is central to this theory. Taken to an extreme,this theory maintains that our behavior is predetermined to such a great degree that we are almost completely governed by our instincts.译文1:我们的环境同我们的才能、性格特征和行为即使有任何关系的话,也是微不足道的。这是该理论的核心。这种理论甚至极端地坚持认为,我们的行为模式在很大程度上是先天决定的;因此,我们几乎完全受我们的本能所支配。译文2:这种理论的核心是,我们的环境同我们的才能、性格特征和行为即使有什么关系的话,也是微不足道的。极端的是,这种理论坚持认为,我们的行为模式在很大程度上是先天决定的;因此,我们几乎完全受我们的本能所支配。【今日长难句】Those who support the “nurture” theory,that is,they advocate education,are often called behaviorists. They claim that our environment is more important than our biologically based instincts in determining how we will act.
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【句子分析】1. 首句主干:those are often called behaviorists. 主干译为:这些人通常被称之为行为主义者。修饰成分:who support the “nurture” theory 为those的定语从句。当定语从句较短时译为“的”结构,即:支持/赞成“后天培养”理论的…;2. “that is”表解释说明,其之后的句子“they advocate education.”解释前面的句子或名词。写作中,that is 与to be specific 可进行替换表解释说明。3. 句子主干为:主+谓+宾从 = they/ claim /that our environment is more important than our instincts. 修饰成分:biologically based 为v-ed(动词的ed形式的非谓语动词) 做定语修饰instinct; in determining how we will act 为介词短语做整句话的补语,起补充说明作用。【基础必备词】support vt. 支持,支撑,支援;扶持,帮助;赡养nurture vt. 养育;鼓励;advocate vt. 提倡,主张,拥护behaviorist n. 行为主义者claim vt. 声称;认领environment n. 环境biologically adv. 生物学上,生物学地instinct n. 本能determine vt. 决定【参考译文】Those who support the “nurture” theory,that is,they advocate education,are often called behaviorists. They claim that our environment is more important than our biologically based instincts in determining how we will act.赞成“后天培养”理论的那些人,即提倡培养教育的人,通常被称为行为主义者。他们声称,在决定我们的行为方式时,环境比以生理为基础的本能更为重要。