復(fù)雜的賓語(yǔ)從句以及表語(yǔ)從句的拆分和理解 例62

例62　Do you remember all those years when scientists argued that smoking would kill us but the doubters insisted that we didn't know for sure? That the evidence was inconclusive, the science uncertain? That the antismoking lobby was out to destroy our way of life and the government should stay out of the way?

【結(jié)構(gòu)分析】此句是兩種賓語(yǔ)從句構(gòu)成，代表著scientists和doubters兩種人的態(tài)度，句子的主干是Do you remember all those years，后面是定語(yǔ)從句when scientists argued...，后面是賓語(yǔ)從句that smoking would kill us，轉(zhuǎn)折連詞but后面是懷疑者的觀點(diǎn)，也就是the doubters insisted that...，第一個(gè)觀點(diǎn)是we didn't know for sure? 第二個(gè)觀點(diǎn)是That the evidence was inconclusive, the science uncertain? 第三個(gè)觀點(diǎn)是That the antismoking lobby was out to destroy our way of life and the government should stay out of the way?

【亮點(diǎn)回放】此句話的亮點(diǎn)在于懷疑者的觀點(diǎn)很復(fù)雜，總共三個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句，有排比得氣勢(shì)如虹的效果。

【核心詞匯】

the doubters　懷疑者

we didn't know for sure　我們不確定

the evidence was inconclusive　證據(jù)不確定

the science uncertain　科學(xué)不確定

the antismoking lobby　反對(duì)抽煙的游說(shuō)者

stay out of the way　不應(yīng)介入

【參考譯文】你可否記得那些年月？當(dāng)時(shí)科學(xué)家們提出吸煙會(huì)讓我們喪命，可持懷疑態(tài)度者卻堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為我們尚無(wú)定論。他們堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為證據(jù)不確定，科學(xué)就不確定。他們堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為對(duì)反對(duì)吸煙的勸導(dǎo)一心想毀掉我們自己的生活方式，且政府不應(yīng)介入此事。