【长难句】

 

Hofstadter says our country's educational system is in the grips of people who "joyfully and militantly proclaim their hostility to intellect and their eagerness to identify with children who show the least intellectual promise."

 

【句子拆分】

 

主语 Hofstadter

 

谓语 says

 

宾语 our country's educational system is in the grips of people who "joyfully and militantly proclaim their hostility to intellect and their eagerness to identify with children who show the least intellectual promise."

 

【单词解析】

单词	音标	中文词意
eagerness	英 ['iːgənəs]	n. 渴望；热心
proclaim	[prə'kleɪm]	vt. 宣告，公布；声明；表明；赞扬

 

【语法分析】

 

本句的主语是Hofstadter，谓语动词says，后面跟一个宾语从句。该宾语从句的主干是our country's educational system is in the grips of people，后面跟了一个who引导定语从句对people进行修饰。该定语从句的谓语动词是proclaim，后面跟了两个并列的宾语their hostility (to intellect) 和their eagerness (to identify with children)，children后面跟着一个who引导的定语从句对其进行修饰。

 

【译文】

 

Hofstadter说，我们国家的教育制度掌握在这样一些人手中，他们“得意而咄咄逼人地宣扬自己对才智的憎恶，并且急于表白他们对在才智方面最没有前途的孩子的认同”。

 

【考情分析】

 

这里面有一个短语很实用“to identify with”--表达认同的意思。“joyfully and militantly”共同修饰后面的名词“proclaim”。