復雜的同位語從句的拆分和理解 例99

例99　Over and over again, the Revolutionary generation, both liberal and conservative in outlook, asserted its conviction that the public interest of the Republic rested upon an educated citizenry who can tell the truth from the wrong and that schools, especially free public schools, would be the best means of educating the citizenry in correct values and the obligations required of everyone in a democratic republican society.

【結(jié)構(gòu)分析】主干是the Revolutionary generation asserted its conviction...，后面是兩個并列的同位語從句，第一個同位語從句是that the public interest of the Republic rested upon an educated citizenry...，后面是定語從句who can tell the truth from the wrong，第二個同位語從句that schools, especially free public schools, would be the best means of educating the citizenry...，其中有介詞短語做狀語in correct values and the obligations...，后面加上分詞定語required of everyone in a democratic republican society。

【亮點回放】此句話的亮點在于兩個并列的同位語從句超級使用，其中第一個同位語從句里面套上定語從句，第二個同位語從句里面套有介詞短語加上分詞定語。

【核心詞匯】

revolutionary generation　革命性的一代

liberal　自由

conservative　保守

outlook　價值觀

asserted its conviction　聲稱自己的主張

rest upon　取決于

an educated citizenry　一個受教育的公民

tell the truth from the wrong　明辨是非

correct values and the obligations　正確的價值觀和責任心

democratic republican society　民主的共和國

【參考譯文】一直以來，革命性的一代，無論他們的價值觀是保守還是開放，都主張，一個國家的公共利益的實現(xiàn)取決于它的國民是否能夠明辨是非，還主張我們的學校，特別是免費的公立學校是最有效的一種方式來教會我們國民每個民主共和國的國民所必須具備的正確的價值觀和責任心。