英语阅读基本功—长难句过关

Exercise

英语阅读基本功—长难句过关

The suspicion of deceit undercuts the work of the many doctors who are scrupulously honest with their patients; it contributes to the spiral of lawsuits and of defensive medicine, and thus it injures, in turn , the entire medical profession.

Rugby is generally a much tougher game than football and for a long time has had upper class associations, as until recently it was generally only played in public schools, not in state schools.

Western manners do not require one to say anything that is untrue, but it is best to avoid being too frank about things which would make people feel uneasyunless by doing so you feel some good might come of it.

要点分析和参考译文

要点:本句是有分号及连词and 引导的并列复合句。分句一种包含有关系代词who引导的定语从句,修饰doctors.分句二中代词it指the suspicion of deceit,动词短语contributes to意为to help in causing a situation,分句三中,代词it指前文所述情况,介词短语in turn意为afterwards

参考译文:由于病人怀疑存在欺骗行为,使许多对病人十分诚实的.医生的工作也因此受到影响,并使医疗诉讼案和防御性诊治增多,而这些反过来又对整个医疗事业造成损害。

要点:全句为主从复合句,as引出原因状语从句,修饰 and for a long time (rugby) has had upper class associations。主句部分Rugby is generallyclass associations,是带有并列谓语is和has had的句子