【雅思培训-阅读】阅读难句分析：插入结构(下)

　　10.But a great book, (rich in ideas and beauty), (a book that rises and tries to answer great fundamental questions), demandsthe most active reading of which you are capable.

　　结构：共有3个谓语动词，其中demands是主句谓语动词。(rich in ideas and beauty)和(a book that…)是插入语。前者做a great book的后置定语，而后者是a great book的同位语，起补充说明的作用。that引导定语从句修饰book，which引导定语从句修饰reading。拆分为：

　　1) A great book demands the most active reading.

　　2) A book rises and tries to answer …questions.

　　3) You are capable of the reading.

　　翻译：但是一本富于思想和美感的伟大的书能够提出并试图回答一些伟大的根本问题。这样的书需要你尽最大所能来积极阅读。

　　11.You found upon that a general law that all hard and green apples are sour; and that, (so far as it goes), is a perfect induction.

　　结构：共有4个谓语动词，其中主句的谓语动词为found和is。分号前后的两句话是并列的主句。upon that等于because of that。第一个that指a general law。第二个that引导a general law的同位语从句。(so far as it goes)是插入语，意思是“迄今为止”。拆分为：

　　1) You found upon that a general law.

　　2) That all hard and green apples are sour.

　　3) And that is a perfect induction.

　　翻译：由此你发现了一条普遍规律，即所有又硬又青的苹果都是酸的。而且，迄今为止，这是一条不错的归纳。

　　12.It is, (everyone agrees), a huge task that the child performs when he learns to speak, and the fact that he does so in so short a period of time challenges explanation.

　　结构：共有6个谓语动词，其中主句谓语动词为is和challenges。and连接两个并列主句。(everyone agrees)为插入语。第二个that引导the fact的同位语从句。拆分为：

　　1) It is a huge task.

　　2) The child performs the task.

　　3) When he learns to speak.

　　4) The fact challenges explanation.

　　5) That he does so in so short period of time.

　　翻译：每个人都同意，孩子学说话是件艰巨的任务，而且他们能在如此短时间内做到，确实需要好好解释一下。