例62　Do you remember all those years when scientists argued that smoking would kill us but the doubters insisted that we didn't know for sure? That the evidence was inconclusive, the science uncertain? That the antismoking lobby was out to destroy our way of life and the government should stay out of the way?

【结构分析】此句是两种宾语从句构成，代表着scientists和doubters两种人的态度，句子的主干是Do you remember all those years，后面是定语从句when scientists argued...，后面是宾语从句that smoking would kill us，转折连词but后面是怀疑者的观点，也就是the doubters insisted that...，第一个观点是we didn't know for sure? 第二个观点是That the evidence was inconclusive, the science uncertain? 第三个观点是That the antismoking lobby was out to destroy our way of life and the government should stay out of the way?

【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于怀疑者的观点很复杂，总共三个宾语从句，有排比得气势如虹的效果。

【核心词汇】

the doubters　怀疑者

we didn't know for sure　我们不确定

the evidence was inconclusive　证据不确定

the science uncertain　科学不确定

the antismoking lobby　反对抽烟的游说者

stay out of the way　不应介入

【参考译文】你可否记得那些年月？当时科学家们提出吸烟会让我们丧命，可持怀疑态度者却坚持认为我们尚无定论。他们坚持认为证据不确定，科学就不确定。他们坚持认为对反对吸烟的劝导一心想毁掉我们自己的生活方式，且政府不应介入此事。