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，是個并列句，主語是the significant thing，動詞是is, not后面是第一個賓語the behavior of the players, but后面是第二個賓語the attitude of the spectators; and, behind the spectators, of the nations，后面加上定語從句修飾前面的nations，也就是who work themselves into furies over these absurd contests。

【亮點回放】此句話的亮點在于兩個賓語的大并列，而第二個賓語attitude后面還有兩個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，特別是觀眾后面國家的態(tài)度，這些國家特別瘋狂于體育比賽。