復雜的賓語從句以及表語從句的拆分和理解 例63

例63　Nancy Dubler, director of Montefiore Medical Center, contends that the principle will shield doctors who until now have very, very strongly insisted that they could not give patients sufficient mediation to control their pain if that might hasten death.

【結(jié)構(gòu)分析】這句話是個賓語從句，Nancy Dubler contends that...，賓語從句的主語是the principle，動詞是will shield，賓語是doctors，后面是定語從句who until now have very, very strongly insisted that...，后面又是個賓語從句，也就是they could not give patients sufficient mediation to control their pain，賓語從句里面套上條件狀語從句，也就是if that might hasten death。

【亮點回放】此句話的亮點在于賓語從句里面套上定語從句，定語從句里面又套上賓語從句，賓語從句里又套上狀語從句。各種從句互相嵌套，關(guān)鍵是抓住每個從句的主謂賓。

【核心詞匯】

contend　認為

the principle　這一原則

shield　保護

insist　堅持

sufficient mediation　足量的鎮(zhèn)痛劑

hasten death　加速死亡

【參考譯文】Nancy Dubler, Montehore醫(yī)療中心的主任，認為這一原則將會保護這樣一些醫(yī)生，他們到目前為止還強烈堅持他們不能夠給病人足量的鎮(zhèn)痛劑來控制他們的疼痛，如果這么做會加速他們的死亡的話。