The southern states would not have signed the constitution without protections for the"peculiar institution," including a clause that counted as three fifths of a man for purposes of congressional representation.
【分析】復(fù)合句。主句主干為 The southern states would not have signed the constitution;介詞結(jié)構(gòu) including a clause...對(duì)作進(jìn)一步解釋，其中 that 引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句修飾 clause。本句中用到了虛擬語(yǔ)氣，would not have signed 表達(dá)的是與過(guò)去事實(shí)相反的假設(shè)，介詞短語(yǔ) without protections for the"peculiar institution" 表達(dá)了隱含的條件，相當(dāng)于if they had not had protections for the "peculiarinstitution"。
【譯文】如果不保護(hù)他們的“特殊制度”，南方各州是不會(huì)簽署聯(lián)邦憲法的?！疤厥庵贫取敝杏幸粭l規(guī)定：在選舉國(guó)會(huì)代表時(shí)，一個(gè)奴隸可作五分之三個(gè)公民。
【點(diǎn)撥】1) clause 常見(jiàn)是意思為“分句，從句”，本句中意為“(法律、合同等的)條款、款項(xiàng)”。2) forpurposes of“為了...”。
【臨摹】這幅圖只是為了說(shuō)明起見(jiàn)。
【分析】復(fù)合句。主句主干為 The southern states would not have signed the constitution;介詞結(jié)構(gòu) including a clause...對(duì)作進(jìn)一步解釋，其中 that 引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句修飾 clause。本句中用到了虛擬語(yǔ)氣，would not have signed 表達(dá)的是與過(guò)去事實(shí)相反的假設(shè)，介詞短語(yǔ) without protections for the"peculiar institution" 表達(dá)了隱含的條件，相當(dāng)于if they had not had protections for the "peculiarinstitution"。
【譯文】如果不保護(hù)他們的“特殊制度”，南方各州是不會(huì)簽署聯(lián)邦憲法的?！疤厥庵贫取敝杏幸粭l規(guī)定：在選舉國(guó)會(huì)代表時(shí)，一個(gè)奴隸可作五分之三個(gè)公民。
【點(diǎn)撥】1) clause 常見(jiàn)是意思為“分句，從句”，本句中意為“(法律、合同等的)條款、款項(xiàng)”。2) forpurposes of“為了...”。
【臨摹】這幅圖只是為了說(shuō)明起見(jiàn)。