It is a salutary discipline to consider1 the vast number of books that are written2, the fair hopes with which their authors see them published3, and the fate which awaits them4.
长难句解析
1主句:主系表结构,使用“It is sth. to do”句型,意思是“做某事是...”;
2并列宾语之一:“that are written”修饰“books”;
3并列宾语之二:“which”指代“the fair hopes”,正序为“their authors...with the fair hopes”;
4并列宾语之三:“which awaits them”修饰“the fate”,“them”指代前文的“books”。
重点词汇词组
salutary 有益的,有用的;有益健康的
The accident was a salutary reminder of the dangers of climbing.
这次事故提醒人们注意登山的种种危险,倒也不无益处。
【近义词】beneficial, helpful, conducive
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