托福阅读长难句:围绕北极星运动的天体
Anaximander,observing the motions of the heavens around the polestar, was probably the first of the Greek philosophers to picture the sky as sphere completely surrounding Earth--an idea that, elaborated upon later, would prevail until the advent of the Scientific Revolution in the seventeenth century.(TPO37, 46)
polestarn. 北极星
sphere /sf??/ n. 球体,球形;范围;社会阶层,社会地位
elaborate/?'l?b?ret/ v. 详尽解释或说明,详细制定
prevail /pr?'ve?l/ v. 流行,盛行
advent /'?dv?nt/ n. 来临,到来
分析:
这个句子的主干:
Anaximander was probably the first of the Greek philosophers
修饰一:(observing the motions of the heavens around the polestar) ,
非谓语动词
中文:观察围绕北极星运动的天体
修饰二:(to picture the sky as sphere completely surrounding Earth) ,非谓语动词
中文:把天空描绘成完全围绕地球的球体
修饰三:(an idea) ,同位语
中文:一个想法
修饰四:(elaborated upon later) ,非谓语动词
中文:后来被详细阐述
修饰五:(that would prevail until the advent of the Scientific Revolution in the seventeenth century) ,从句,修饰idea
中文:会流行到17世纪科技革命的到来。
参考翻译:
Anaximander(一直观察围绕北极星运动的天体)可能是第一个希腊哲学家把天空描绘成完全围绕地球的球体——这个想法(后来被详细阐述)会流行到17世纪科技革命的到来。
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