今日长难句:
选自《大西洋月刊》
He suggests there is mounting evidence of a stolen election, concluding, "With the information that's coming out in Arizona and Georgia and other places, I think it's time for there to be a full audit of all 50 states to find out the level of cheating and the level of manipulation that actually took place."
他表示,有越来越多的证据表明选举中存在舞弊行为,并得出结论,“随着亚利桑那州、佐治亚州和其他地方不断传出的信息,我认为现在是时候对所有50个州进行全面审计,以查明舞弊的程度和实际发生的操纵程度。”
这句话最外层的框架是He suggests,他表示什么呢?之后是省略了that的宾语从句,也是这句话的语义重点:there is mounting evidence of a stolen election,有大量作弊选举的证据,concluding往后是现在分词短语作这句话的状语,得出具体什么结论呢?引号里的句子我们再看一下,首先介词短语with the information之后跟随了that引导的定语从句,that在定语从句当中作主语,什么样的信息呢?that's coming out in A,B and C,之后是主句,I think之后又嵌套了一个省略引导词that的宾语从句,我认为什么呢?it’s time for there to be a full audit of all 50 states是时候对所有50个州进行全面审计,之后跟随不定式表示目的, to find out the level of cheating and the level of manipulation ,去找到作弊的程度和操纵的程度,什么样的manipulation?之后跟随that引导的定语从句修饰manipulation,that在从句当中作主语,that actually took place,实际发生的操作程度。
总结下,这句话由4个分句组成,suggests和it's time当中的is是独立分句或者说主句的谓语动词,is coming out和took place是定语从句当中的谓语动词。整句话意思是:他表示,有越来越多的证据表明选举中存在舞弊行为,并得出结论,“随着亚利桑那州、佐治亚州和其他地方不断传出的信息,我认为现在是时候对所有50个州进行全面审计,以查明舞弊的程度和实际发生的操纵程度。”
核心要点:
1.mounting adj.上升的,增长的
例:There is mounting tension along the border.
边境局势日趋紧张。
2.audit n./v.审计,查……的账目;
例:Each year they audit our accounts and certify them as being true and fair.
每年他们都会审核我们的账目,以证明其准确合理。
3.manipulation n.操纵;推拿;(熟练的)控制,使用;(对账目等的)伪造,篡改
例:That is why the charge of currency manipulation is false.
那就是为什么货币操纵的指控是错误的。
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