考研英语长难句分析（三）

具体地点:世纪大道1号 1. A small but vocal group of Hawaiians and environmentalists have long viewed their presence as disrespect for sacred land and a painful reminder of the occupation of what was once a sovereign nation. (2017年英语一阅读理解text2) 结构划分：① A small but vocal group of Hawaiians and environmentalists have long viewed their presence ② as disrespect for sacred land and a painful reminder of the occupation ③ of what was once a sovereign nation 重点词汇： vocal a. 直言不讳的 environmentalist n. 环保主义者 disrespect n. 不尊敬 occupation n. 占领 sovereign a. 有主权的 语法分析：句子主干为A small but vocal group of Hawaiians and environmentalists（主语） have long viewed （谓语）their presence as disrespect and a painful reminder（宾语）(view A as B结构），修饰部分包含：for sacred land介词短语修饰disrespect，of the occupation介词短语修饰reminder，of what was once a sovereign nation介词短语修饰occupation，其中what引导从句作of的宾语，在此出现了A of B of C结构，需要倒译为C的B的A) 参考译文：一小部分直言不讳的夏威夷人和环保主义者一直以来都把它们（天文望远镜)的存在看作对神圣土地的不尊重以及夏威夷曾经是个主权国家但已被占领的痛苦提醒。 2. The high court's decision said the judge in Mr. McDonnell's trial failed to tell a jury that it must look only at his “official acts", or the former governor's decisions on "specific" and "unsettled" issues related to his duties. (2017年英语一阅读理解text4)