復雜的非謂語動詞的理解 例297

例297　Theories centering on the individual suggest that children engage in criminal behavior because they were not sufficiently penalized for previous misdeeds or that they have learned criminal behavior through interactions with others.

【結(jié)構(gòu)分析】主句話的主干是Theories suggest..., centering on the individual是個分詞定語修飾前面的主語，suggest后面是典型的賓語從句that children engage in criminal behavior...，賓語從句中套上了兩個并列的原因狀語從句，也就是because they were not sufficiently penalized for previous misdeeds or that they have learned criminal behavior through interactions with others。

【亮點回放】此句話的亮點在于賓語從句里面套用了兩個神奇的原因狀語從句，讓青少年犯罪的原因很清楚，在寫作的時候可以使用并列原因狀語從句，表示原因的效果真的很好。

【核心詞匯】

center on　注重

engage in criminal behavior　從事犯罪行為

sufficiently penalized　充分懲罰

previous misdeeds　以前做錯事

criminal behavior　犯罪行為

interactions with others　與別人之間的交往

【參考譯文】從個人因素出發(fā)的理論認為青少年之所以犯罪是因為他們之前做錯一些小事沒有被充分地懲罰，或是因為他們通過與別人交往學習犯罪行為。