例216　From the beginning of our history, says Hofstadter, our democratic and populist urges have driven us to reject anything that smells of elitism.

【结构分析】句子的开头是个介词短语做状语，也就是From the beginning of our history，后面是插入语says Hofstadter，句子的主干的主语是our democratic and populist urges，动词是have driven，宾语是us，后面是宾补to reject anything that smells of elitism。

【亮点回放】此句话的亮点是drive sb to do sth（迫使某人做某事），后面是个定语从句，drive sb to do sth是个写作的闪光句型，比如The job pressure drives the college students to prepare for the exam of postgraduates。

【核心词汇】

from the beginning of our history　从我们的历史一开始

our democratic and populist urges　我们的民主化和大众化冲动

drive sb to do sth　迫使某人做某事

reject　拒绝

anything that smells of elitism　一切带有杰出人物统治论色彩的东西

【参考译文】Hofstadter说，从我们的历史一开始，我们的民主化和大众化冲动就迫使我们拒绝一切带有杰出人物统治论色彩的东西。