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英語閱讀基本功—長難句過關

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英語閱讀基本功—長難句過關

The suspicion of deceit undercuts the work of the many doctors who are scrupulously honest with their patients; it contributes to the spiral of lawsuits and of defensive medicine, and thus it injures, in turn , the entire medical profession.

Rugby is generally a much tougher game than football and for a long time has had upper class associations, as until recently it was generally only played in public schools, not in state schools.

Western manners do not require one to say anything that is untrue, but it is best to avoid being too frank about things which would make people feel uneasyunless by doing so you feel some good might come of it.

要點分析和參考譯文

要點:本句是有分號及連詞and 引導的並列複合句。分句一種包含有關係代詞who引導的定語從句,修飾doctors.分句二中代詞it指the suspicion of deceit,動詞短語contributes to意為to help in causing a situation,分句三中,代詞it指前文所述情況,介詞短語in turn意為afterwards

參考譯文:由於病人懷疑存在欺騙行為,使許多對病人十分誠實的.醫生的工作也因此受到影響,並使醫療訴訟案和防禦性診治增多,而這些反過來又對整個醫療事業造成損害。

要點:全句為主從複合句,as引出原因狀語從句,修飾 and for a long time (rugby) has had upper class associations。主句部分Rugby is generallyclass associations,是帶有並列謂語is和has had的句子。