復雜的非謂語動詞的理解 例275

例275　Razitch's latest book, Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms, traces the roots of anti-intellectualism in our schools, concluding they are anything but a counterbalance to the American distaste for intellectual pursuits.

【結(jié)構(gòu)分析】句子的主干是Razitch's latest book...traces the roots...。Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms是書的同位語，concluding是個分詞狀語，后面是個賓語從句they are anything but a counterbalance to the American distaste for intellectual pursuits.其中they指前面的schools; anything but此處的意思是“決不，遠非”，counterbalance的意思是“抗衡”，distaste的意思是“討厭”。注意concluding...后面的賓語從句中各個詞之間的肯定和否定關(guān)系。

【亮點回放】此句話的亮點在于分詞狀語concluding后面套上賓語從句，而賓語從句里面anything but表示“絕對沒有”。

【核心詞匯】

a Century of Failed School Reforms　一個世紀的失敗學校改革

trace the roots of　探索根源

anti-intellectualism　反智主義傾向

anything but　絕對沒有

a counterbalance to　抵制

the American distaste for intellectual pursuits　美國人對才學追求的厭惡

【參考譯文】萊維西最新著作《落后：一個世紀的失敗學校改革》探索學校里反智主義傾向的根源，書中的結(jié)論是：美國學校絕沒有抵制美國人對才學追求的厭惡。