例305 Robert Fulton once wrote, "The mechanic should sit down among levers, screws, wedges, wheels, etc. like a poet among the letters of the alphabet, considering them as an exhibition of his thoughts, in which a new arrangement transmits a new idea."
【结构分析】主语中心语是Robert Fulton,谓语动词是wrote,后面是个经典的宾语从句,among...是个介词短语修饰前面的动词,like引导的介词短语做状语,修饰前面的句子,后面加上among...修饰前面的动词,这个动词就是sit down,在这里实际上省略了这个动词短语,considering这个分词状语修饰前面的句子,in which是个定语从句修饰前面的名词thought。
【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于采用了比喻这种修辞手法,而且运用了分词状语considering,后面又套上定语从句,是个典型分词短语套用定语从句的结构,是个考研中很有特色的结构。
【核心词汇】
the mechanic 机械工
levers 杠杆
screws 螺丝
wedges 楔子
letters of the alphabet 母表中的每个字母
an exhibition of his thoughts 自己的思路展示
【参考译文】罗博特·富尔顿曾经写道,机械工将坐在杠杆、螺丝、楔子,轮子等周围,像诗人对待字母表中的每个字母一样,把它们作为自己的思路展示,每一个新组合都传送一个新概念。