例308 Some have breathed sighs of relief, others, including churches, right-to-life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the haste of its passage, but the tide is unlikely to turn back.
【结构分析】前半句是个简单句,Some have breathed sighs of relief,后半句主干是others bitterly attacked the bill and the haste of its passage.其中后半句在主语和动词之间有个插入语including churches, right-to-life groups and the Australian Medical Association,后面是个转折句子。
【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于多次转折,some和others形成一对隐蔽的转折,重心偏到了others上面,后面又来个直接的but,重心又偏到了but后面,连环转折奥妙无穷,增加了文章的悬念。
【核心词汇】
breathed sighs of relief 松了一口气
right-to-life groups 倡导生命之权的团体
Australian Medical Association 澳大利亚医学协会
bitterly attacked 尖锐地抨击
bill 法案
haste of its passage 法案的通过过于匆忙
the tide is unlikely to turn back 大势已定,不可逆转
【参考译文】一些机构终于松了一口气,但是其他一些机构,包括教堂,倡导生命之权的团体和澳大利亚医学协会,尖锐地抨击这个法案,指责法案的通过过于匆忙。但是大势已定,不可逆转。