【译文】一项针对历史上人性的研究显示,现代人与过去的人截然不同,因此,认为不同年代的人们拥有共同之处即所谓的“人性”似乎是不现实的。
【析句】复合句。主句An examination of the history of humanity suggested+宾语从句。宾语从句中,主句是man...is so different from man...that it seemed unrealistic to assume that...,包含短语so...that...,短语中that引导结果状语从句it seemed unrealistic to assume...,而assume后that引导宾语从句men had something in common,因为something后有定语从句that can be called...修饰,所以把something放在了in common之后。
2. The study of primitive peoples has discovered such a diversity of customs, values, feelings, and thoughts that many anthropologists arrived at the concept that man is born as a blank sheet of paper on which each culture writes its text. (2003. 阅读. 12. Text 3)
【译文】对原始民族的研究已经发现存在着多种多样的习俗、价值观、情感和思想,因此许多人类学家得出这样的观点:人生来是一张白纸,各族文化在上面书写自己的内容。
【析句】复合句。主句是The study of primitive peoples has discovered such a diversity of...that..., 包含短语such...tht...,that这里引导结果状语从句。在结果状语从句中,主句是many anthropologists arrived at the concept,that man is as a blank sheet of paper作the concept的同位语从句,而a blank sheet of paper后有定语从句修饰。
3. Another factor contributing to the tendency to deny the assumption of a fixed human nature was that the concept has so often been abused as a shield behind which the most inhuman acts are committed. (2003. 阅读. 12. Text 3)
【译文】还有一个因素强化了这种否认一成不变的人性存在的趋势,这个因素就是一成不变的人性这种观点经常被滥用,成为为多数残忍行为辩解的挡箭牌。
【析句】复合句。主句Another factor was that...,这里,that引导表语从句。主句主语another factor后contributing to the tendency是现在分词作定语,to deny the assumption...是不定式作定语修饰the tendency。而在表语从句中,主句the concept has so often been abused as a shiled,a shiled后有which引导的定语从句修饰。