例75 One difficulty is that all of what is called behavioral science continues to trace behavior to states of mind, feelings, traits of character, human nature, and so on.
【结构分析】这句话的主干是One difficulty is...,后面是表语从句that all of what is called behavioral science continues to trace behavior to...,该表语从句的主语和宾语都很复杂,主语是all of结构,里面有很长的what引导的宾语从句,动词是固定搭配trace...to...,翻译成根据……研究……,其中句子的直接宾语是behavior,间接宾语是states of mind, feelings, traits of character, human nature, and so on。
【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于很长、很精彩的表语从句,该表语从句的主语和宾语很复杂,主语里面有what,宾语里面有直接,间接宾语,而且间接宾语是一组名词构成,很有气势。
【核心词汇】
what is called 所谓的
behavioral science 行为学
trace...to... 根据……研究……
states of mind 思维的模式
traits of character 性格特征
human nature 人性
【参考译文】困难之一是所谓的行为学的所有的理论都一直根据人类的思维状态、情感和性格特点还有人性,来研究人类的行为。