復雜的賓語從句以及表語從句的拆分和理解 例74

例74　The Greeks assumed that the structure of language had some connection with the process of thought, which took root in Europe long before people realized how diverse languages could be.

【結(jié)構(gòu)分析】這句話的主干是The Greeks assumed...，后面是賓語從句that the structure of language had some connection with the process of thought，后面是非限定性定語從句which took root in Europe，后面是時間狀語從句long before people realized how diverse languages could be。

【亮點回放】此句話的亮點在于賓語從句，后面套上了非限定性定語從句，后面又套上狀語從句，是三大超級句型的層層相套，很經(jīng)典。

【核心詞匯】

the Greeks　希臘人

structure of language　語言的結(jié)構(gòu)

had some connection with　與……有某種聯(lián)系

the process of thought　思維的過程

took root in　根源在于

how diverse languages could be　語言的多樣性

【參考譯文】希臘人認為，語言的結(jié)構(gòu)和思維的過程有某種聯(lián)系，這種理論在人們認識到語言多樣性很久以前，已經(jīng)在歐洲根深蒂固。