118. After World War Ⅱ, the academic world turned with new enthusiasm to humanistic studies, which seemed to many scholars the best way to ensure the survival of democracy.
譯文
第二次世界大戰(zhàn)后,學術界將新的熱情投入到人文研究中,這在許多學者看來也許是確保民主生存的最佳方式。
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本句的主干是...the academic world turned...to humanistic studies...。with new enthusiasm為伴隨狀語。which引導一個非限制性定語從句,After World War Ⅱ為時間狀語。
humanistic意為“人文主義的”,humanistic studies就是“人文研究”。
the best way to意為“……的最好方法/方式/途徑”。如:
The best way to get a promotion is to hurl yourself into your work. 獲得升遷的最好的辦法是投入到工作中去。
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ensure、assure、insure與reassure的用法比較:
ensure指確保某事的發(fā)生,后面可以直接跟that引導的賓語從句。如:
The role of the police is to ensure (that) the law is obeyed. 警察的任務就是確保法律能夠被遵守。
assure意為“向……保證,使確信”,常和of連用,強調用勸導或承諾等方式向對方保證并使之相信。如:
He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he assured us that he would try as hard as possible. 他很驕傲自己被選去參加運動會并且向我們保證他將盡最大努力。
insure意為“給……保險;確保”,常和against一起用,多用于保險方面。如:
As one of the world's highest paid models, she had her face insured for five million dollars. 作為世界上收入最高的模特之一,她為她的臉買了500萬美金的保險。
reassure意為“再次保證,使……安心”,常用在reassure sb. +that從句中。如:
Teachers reassured anxious students. 老師讓那些焦慮的孩子們放心。