托福閱讀高難度文章長難句實(shí)例解析：雅典貴族力量的削弱

　　The strength of the Athenian aristocracy was further weakened during the rest of the century by the rise of a type of government known as a tyranny, which is a form of interim rule by a popular strongman (not rule by a ruthless dictator as the modem use of the term suggests to us).

　　詞匯講解：

　　tyranny /'t?r?ni/ n. 殘暴，專橫，專制

　　interim /'?nt?r?m/ adj. 臨時(shí)的，暫時(shí)的

　　ruthless /'ru?θl?s/ adj. 無憐憫心的，殘忍的

　　dictator /d?k'te?t?/ n. 獨(dú)裁者;霸道的人，愛發(fā)號(hào)施令者

　　rule n. 統(tǒng)治，管理

　　結(jié)構(gòu)劃分：

　　The strength of the Athenian aristocracy was further weakened (during the rest of the century) (by the rise of a type of government) (known as a tyranny), (which is a form of interim rule by a popular strongman) (not rule (by a ruthless dictator) (as the modem use of the term suggests to us)).

　　深度分析：

　　這個(gè)句子的主干就是：

　　The strength of the Athenian aristocracy was further weakened

　　修飾一：(during the rest of the century) ，介詞短語

　　中文：在這個(gè)世紀(jì)剩余的時(shí)間里

　　修飾二：(by the rise of a type ofgovernment)，介詞短語

　　中文：一種類型政府的崛起

　　修飾三：(known as a tyranny) ，非謂語動(dòng)詞

　　中文：稱之為專制

　　修飾四：(which is a form of interim ruleby a popular strongman) ，從句

　　中文：它是被一個(gè)鐵腕人物暫時(shí)管理的一種形式

　　修飾五：(by a ruthless dictator) ，介詞短語

　　中文：通過一個(gè)無情的獨(dú)裁者

　　修飾六：(as the modem use of the termsuggests to us)，從句

　　中文：正如現(xiàn)在使用這個(gè)詞表明的那樣

　　參考翻譯：

　　在這個(gè)世紀(jì)剩余的時(shí)間里，雅典貴族的力量由于專制政府——它是被一個(gè)鐵腕人物暫時(shí)管理的一種形式(不是我們現(xiàn)在使用這個(gè)詞表明的那樣是由一個(gè)無情的獨(dú)裁者統(tǒng)治)——的興起進(jìn)一步削弱了。