復(fù)雜的狀語從句的拆分和理解 例136

例136　As a result of two or three centuries of scientific investigation, we have come to believe that nature is understandable in the sense that when we ask her questions by ways of appropriate observations and experiments, she will answer truly and reward us with discoveries that boost our social development.

【結(jié)構(gòu)分析】這句話開頭用了一個介詞短語As a result of two or three centuries of scientific investigation，后面加上主干we have come to believe...，后面再加上賓語從句that nature is understandable in the sense...，后面再加上個同位語從句that...，同位語從句里面套有時間狀語從句when we ask her questions by ways of appropriate observations and experiments，后面是同位語從句的主干she will answer truly and reward us with discoveries...，后面套上定語從句that boost our social development。

【亮點回放】此句話的亮點在于賓語從句套上同位語從句，再套上狀語從句，再套上定語從句，四種超級從句層層相套很壯觀，很有氣勢。

【核心詞匯】

as a result of　由于

scientific investigation　科學(xué)調(diào)查

understandable　可以理解的

in the sense　在這樣一種意義上

by ways of　通過

appropriate observations and experiments　合理的觀察和實驗

discoveries　發(fā)明

boost our social development　促進我們社會發(fā)展

【參考譯文】由于兩到三個世紀科學(xué)調(diào)查，我們逐步相信，大自然是可以理解的在這樣一個意義上，也就是說當我們通過合理的觀察和實驗問大自然問題的時候，她會真誠回答我們而且會獎勵我們一些能夠促進我們社會發(fā)展的發(fā)現(xiàn)。