在職博士英語長難句訓(xùn)練題及解析1

　　在職博士的英語考試對于很多在職人員來說是有難度的，所以考生平時(shí)就要多做一些練習(xí)題來提高個(gè)人水平。

　　1. Yet, in several instances, justices acted in waysthat weaken the court's reputation for beingindependent and impartial.

　　【分析】復(fù)合句。主句主干為 justices acted。in severalinstances 和 in ways作狀語， that 引導(dǎo)定語從句修飾ways。

　　【譯文】然而，在一些情況下，法官的行為方式削弱了法院保持中立且公正的名聲。

　　2. That kind of activity makes it less likely that the court's decisions will be accepted asimpartial judgements.

　　【分析】復(fù)合句，主句為 That kind of activity makes it less likely, it 是形式賓語，真正的賓語是 that 引導(dǎo)的名詞性從句。

　　【譯文】這類行為使得法院的裁定被認(rèn)為是公正判決的可能性有所下降。

　　【詞法拓展】it 作形式賓語放在動詞與賓語補(bǔ)足語之間，指代不定式、動名詞、從句等，此時(shí)，it 無實(shí)際意義。這種情況只能用于能以名詞或形容詞作賓語補(bǔ)足語的動詞后面，如feel, consider, find, believe, make, take, imagine,suppose, think, deem, regard, count 等。

　　3. At the very least, the court should make itselfsubject to the code of conduct that applies to therest of the federal judiciary.

　　【分析】復(fù)合句。At the very least在句首作狀語，that 引導(dǎo)定語從句修飾 the code of conduct。

　　【譯文】至少，法院應(yīng)當(dāng)服從適用于聯(lián)邦司法系統(tǒng)其余部門的行為準(zhǔn)則。

　　4. They gave justices permanent positions so theywould be free to upset those in power and have noneed to cultivate political support.

　　【分析】復(fù)合句。主句為 They gave justices permanent positions, so 引導(dǎo)目的狀語從句，從句主干為they would be free...and have no need...。

　　【譯文】他們給予法官們終身任期，以便法官們能自由地****當(dāng)權(quán)者，且無需拉攏政治支持。

　　5. Constitutional law is political because it resultsfrom choices rooted in fundamental social conceptslike liberty and property.

　　【分析】復(fù)合句。主句為 Constitutional law ispolitical。because 引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句;其中分詞短語rooted in... 作定語修飾 choices, 介詞短語 like libertyand property 修飾 concepts。

　　【譯文】憲法是由植根于自由和所有權(quán)等基本社會觀念的選擇造成的，因此它是政治性的。