托福阅读长难句：纳瓦霍人

　　As relative newcomers to the Southwest, a place where their climate, neighbors,and rulers could be equally inhospitable, the Navajo created these art forms to affect the world around them, not just through the recounting of the actions symbolized, but through the beauty and harmony of the artworks themselves. (TPO41, 49)

　　分析：

　　这个句子的主干部分：

　　the Navajo created these art forms to affect the world around them

　　修饰一：(As relative newcomers to the Southwest)，介词短语

　　中文：作为西南部相对较新的人

　　修饰二：(a place) ，同位语

　　中文：一个地方

　　修饰三：(where their climate, neighbors,and rulers could be equally inhospitable) ，从句

　　中文：在那里气候恶劣、邻居冷漠以及统治者暴政

　　修饰四：(not just through the recounting of the actions symbolized, but through the beauty and harmony of the artworks themselves. )，介词短语

　　注意这里有一个搭配：not just … but … 不仅…而且

　　中文：不仅是通过详述这些象征性的行为，而且还通过艺术品本身的美和和谐

　　参考翻译：

　　作为西南部(在那里气候恶劣、邻居冷漠以及统治者暴政)相对较新的人，纳瓦霍人不仅是通过详述这些象征性的行为，而且还通过艺术品本身的美和和谐，创造了这些艺术形式来影响他们周围的世界。