20190628长难句
【昨日长难句】
Part of the fame of Allen’s book is its contention that “Circumstances do not make a person, they reveal him.” This seems a justification for neglect of those in need, and a rationalization of exploitation, of the superiority of those at the top and the inferiority of those at the bottom.
艾伦的这本书之所以名声鹊起,部分原因在于它提出“环境不能造就人,只能反映人”这一论点。这似乎成了一个正当理由去忽视需要帮助的人,也证明了剥削、社会上层人群的优越及社会底层人群的卑微是合理的。
【今日长难句】
This, however, would be a knee-jerk reaction to a subtle argument. Each set of circumstances, however bad, offers a unique opportunity for growth.
【结构解析】
1. 首句为主系表结构,however在主语和系动词之间,充当插入语。该句难点在于keen-kerk一词;提醒考研考生,遭遇生词时处理的第一步为“确定该词是主干还是修饰成分,”如果是修饰成分为难词,则建议省略不写,不求高分,但求整体正确得分,此为上策。
2. 二句为主谓宾结构,“however bad”为插入语且为省略形式,完整形式应为however bad each set is, 因主语与主句一致,故省略。
【词的处理】
knee-jerk本能地做出的
reaction / riˈækʃn / n. 反应
subtle / ˈsʌtl / adj. 机智的;机巧的
argument / ˈɑ:ɡjumənt/ n. 理由;论点
circumstance / ˈsə:kəmstəns/ 环境
unique / juˈni:k / adj. 独一无二的
growth / ɡrəuθ/ n. 成长
【参考译文】
This, however, would be a knee-jerk reaction to a subtle argument. Each set of circumstances, however bad, offers a unique opportunity for growth.
然而,这不过是对某一精妙观点的本能回应。每一个环境,无论多么恶劣,都为成长提供了一次独特的机遇。
【明日预告】
If circumstances always determined the life and prospects of people, then humanity would never have progressed. In fact, circumstances seem to be designed to bring out the best in us and if we feel that we have been "wronged" then we are unlikely to begin a conscious effort to escape from our situation.
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