2018考研英語長難句解析(39)

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Allen’s contribution was to take an assumption we all share-that because we are not robots we therefore control our thoughts-and reveal its erroneous nature.
    詞匯點(diǎn)撥:
    Assumption 假說 ,看法(take assumption 研究一個(gè)看法)
    Erroneous 錯(cuò)誤的
    句子解析:
    主干識(shí)別:Allen’s contribution was to take an assumption and reveal its erroneous nature
    其他成分:we all share 定語
    that because we are not robots we therefore control our thoughts(assumption)的同位語從句(because 引導(dǎo)同位語從句中的原因狀語從句)
    成分點(diǎn)撥:
    先翻同位語從句:
    an assumption we all share-that because we are not robots we therefore control our thoughts
    在這里可以翻譯為:
    我們每個(gè)人都認(rèn)同這樣的看法:因?yàn)槲覀儾皇菣C(jī)器人,所以我們能夠控制我們的思想
    但是也可以省略掉assumption:
    我們每個(gè)人都同意,我們不是機(jī)器人,因此能夠控制我們的思想;
    結(jié)論:某些同位語從句的被修飾詞是可以不翻譯的。
    再翻主句:
    Allen’s contribution was to take an assumption and reveal its erroneous nature. 艾倫的貢獻(xiàn)在于研究了這一假說并揭示了其錯(cuò)誤的本質(zhì)。
    參考譯文: 我們每個(gè)人都認(rèn)同這樣的看法:我們自己不是機(jī)器人,因此能夠控制我們的思想;愛倫的貢獻(xiàn)在于他研究了這一假說,并揭示其錯(cuò)誤的本質(zhì)。