例215 This, for those as yet unaware of such a disadvantage, refers to discrimination against those whose surnames begin with a letter in the lower half of the alphabet.
【结构分析】这句话的主语是This,后面是插入语for those as yet unaware of such a disadvantage,后面是动词refers to,后面是宾语discrimination,后面是介词短语against those,后面是定语从句whose surnames begin with a letter in the lower half of the alphabet。
【亮点回放】此句话的亮点是个下定义结构,refer to这种结构用于解释读者不清楚的概念,而且还使用了定语从句whose,很经典。
【核心词汇】
unaware of 还不了解
such a disadvantage 这种危害
refer to 指的是
discrimination 歧视
surnames 姓氏字母
a letter in the lower half of the alphabet 字母表后半部分
【参考译文】对于那些还不了解这种危害的人来说,它指的是对姓氏首字母位于字母表后半部分的人的歧视。