例66　During the discussion of rock singing verses at last month's stockholders' meeting, Levin asserted that "music is not the cause of society's ills" and even cited his son, a teacher in the Bronx, New York, who uses rap to communicate with students.

【结构分析】句子开头是个介词短语做状语，也就是During the discussion of rock singing verses at last month's stockholders' meeting，主句是个宾语从句，也就是Levin asserted that...，宾语从句是个并列句，第一个并列句是“music is not the cause of society's ills”，第二个并列句是even cited his son, a teacher in the Bronx, New York，这个并列句里面套有定语从句，也就是who uses rap to communicate with students。

【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于多个从句的紧密相套，里面有宾语从句，有并列句，有定语从句，很经典。

【核心词汇】

rock singing verses　摇滚歌词

stockholders' meeting　股东大会

the cause of society's ills　社会问题的原因

rap　说唱音乐

communicate with students　与学生们进行沟通

【参考译文】在上个月的股东大会上关于摇滚歌词的讨论中，莱文宣称说：“音乐不是社会问题的原因”，他甚至还以他的儿子为例。他的儿子是纽约州布朗克斯的一个教师，并用说唱音乐与学生们进行沟通。