考研英语每日经典长难句分析 2018.10.31

· 长难句 ·

This view, which holds that torturing a monkey is morally equivalent to chopping wood, may seem bravely “logical.” In fact it is simply shallow: the confused center is right to reject it.

· 词的处理 ·

tortur / ˈtɔ:tʃə(r) / vt. 折磨

morally / ˈmɔrəli / adv. 道德上地

equivalent / iˈkwivələnt / adj. 与……等价，相等

chop / tʃɔp / vt. 砍

shallow / ˈʃæləu / adj. 肤浅的

confused / kənˈfju:zd / adj. 混乱的，不清楚的

· 句子翻译分析 ·

This view, which holds that torturing a monkey is morally equivalent to chopping wood, may seem bravely “logical.” In fact it is simply shallow: the confused center is right to reject it.

译：这种观点认为，从道义上讲，折磨猴子无异于劈柴，这种想法似乎是既大胆又合乎逻辑。实际上这种观点非常肤浅，其混乱的中心思想正好说明它不攻自破。

1. 首句主干为this view/ may seem /bravely “logical”，为主系表结构。which 以引导定语从句，修饰this view. 定语从句在参考译文中单独处理成句子。

2. 二句较为简单，主干为主系表结构，it/ is /simply shallow; “:” 冒号之后为句子的同位语从句，其解释说明作用。

3. the confused center is right to reject it，该部分不太好理解的为right，此时right表“正好”之意，“to reject it”译为“自己拒绝自己”或“不攻自破”。