蓝宝书考研英语—2021长难句 04

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【文章难句】

Hofstadter says our country’s educational system is in the grips of people who “joyfully and militantly proclaim their hostility to intellect and their eagerness to identify with children who show the least intellectual promise.”

【词汇突破】

hostility

n. 敌意；战争行动

eagerness

n. 渴望；热心

【结构分析】

本句的主干结构是：Hofstadter says。其后面有一个宾语从句 our country’s educational system is in the grips of people; who proclaim their hostility and their eagerness 是一个定语从句修饰 people。定语从句中还有一个 who 引导的定语从句修饰 children。proclaim 的两个并列宾语分别是 their hostility 和 their eagerness。

【参考译文】

Hofstadter说，我们国家的教育系统被那些人所牢牢控制，他们“得意而咄咄逼人地宣扬自己对学识的敌视，宣扬自己对最缺乏学识孩子的认可。”

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