復(fù)雜的賓語(yǔ)從句以及表語(yǔ)從句的拆分和理解 例79

例79　In the west, before mass communication and literacy, the most powerful mass medium was the church, which reminded worshippers that their souls were in peril and that they would someday be meat for worms.

【結(jié)構(gòu)分析】這句話的介詞短語(yǔ)before mass communication and literacy做狀語(yǔ)，主干是the most powerful mass medium was the church，后面加上定語(yǔ)從句which reminded worshippers...，后面再加上賓語(yǔ)從句兩個(gè)，分別是that their souls were in peril和that they would someday be meat for worms。

【亮點(diǎn)回放】此句話的亮點(diǎn)在于定語(yǔ)從句里面套上兩個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句，這種并列的賓語(yǔ)從句很經(jīng)典，是很好的用法。

【核心詞匯】

mass communication　大眾傳媒

literacy　文學(xué)

mass medium　大眾媒體

remind　提醒

worshipper　信徒

in peril　折磨

meat for worms　被蟲(chóng)子吃掉

【參考譯文】在西方世界，在大眾傳媒和文學(xué)出現(xiàn)之前，最強(qiáng)大的大眾媒體是教堂，教堂提醒信徒，他們的靈魂處于長(zhǎng)期的折磨，而且提醒他們他們某一天被蟲(chóng)子吃掉。