復(fù)雜的并列句的拆分和理解 例253

例253　Obviously, the significant thing is not the behavior of the players but the attitude of the spectators; and, behind the spectators, of the nations who work themselves into furies over these absurd contests.

【結(jié)構(gòu)分析】這句話是典型的not...but...這種固定搭配，是個(gè)并列句，主語(yǔ)是the significant thing，動(dòng)詞是is, not后面是第一個(gè)賓語(yǔ)the behavior of the players, but后面是第二個(gè)賓語(yǔ)the attitude of the spectators; and, behind the spectators, of the nations，后面加上定語(yǔ)從句修飾前面的nations，也就是who work themselves into furies over these absurd contests。

【亮點(diǎn)回放】此句話的亮點(diǎn)在于兩個(gè)賓語(yǔ)的大并列，而第二個(gè)賓語(yǔ)attitude后面還有兩個(gè)of的小并列，讓句子的平衡性很好。

【核心詞匯】

the significant thing　重要的是

spectators　觀眾

work themselves into furies over　狂熱投入做某事

absurd　荒唐

contest　比賽

【參考譯文】很明顯，我們的關(guān)注點(diǎn)不在于球員的行為，而在于觀眾的態(tài)度，特別是觀眾后面國(guó)家的態(tài)度，這些國(guó)家特別瘋狂于體育比賽。