291. I had an experience some years ago which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves.
译文 几年前的一次经历让我明白了人们是如何通过自责使得本已糟糕的情况更加恶化的。
点睛 本句的主干是I had an experience...。第一个which引导的定语从句which taught me...blaming themselves修饰experience；该从句中又包含另一个由介词短语in＋which引导的定语从句修饰ways，介词短语by blaming themselves则充当其方式状语。
考点归纳 blame、accuse、scold、condemn和reproach这几个动词均含有“责备，非难”之意。
blame为普通用词，语气较弱，仅是一般的责难、归咎，不含用语言责骂之意。如：
They blamed the rise in oil prices for the big increase in inflation. 他们把通货膨胀加剧归咎于石油价格的上涨。
scold为普通用词，多指上级对下级、长辈对晚辈的数落、训斥。如：
I scolded my son for having left the door open. 我责备儿子没有关门。
accuse语气比blame强，含有“控告，谴责，非难”之意。如：
The chief doctor was accused of professional misconduct. 那名主治医生被控有违行医道德。
condemn为正式用词，表示谴责，有较强的司法意味，侧重从道义或原则的高度进行谴责。如：
All of his friends condemned him for his bad conduct. 所有朋友都责备他行为不检点。
reproach侧重指因他人粗心、自私等引起不满而去指责。如：
Grace reproached her husband for having forgotten her birthday. 格雷丝责怪丈夫忘了她的生日。
