復(fù)雜的定語從句的拆分和理解 例37

例37　Such large, impersonal manipulation of capital and industry greatly increased the numbers and importance of shareholders as a class which is an element in national life representing irresponsible wealth detached from the land and the duties of the landowners; and almost equally detached from the responsible management of business.

【結(jié)構(gòu)分析】主語中心語是Such large, impersonal manipulation of capital and industry，謂語動詞是increased，賓語中心語是the numbers and importance of shareholders, which is an element這個定語從句，修飾前面的shareholders as a class，后面representing irresponsible wealth是個分詞定語，修飾前面的an element，兩個detached from分詞定語并列之后修飾前面wealth。

【亮點回放】此句話的亮點在于主語是個比較長的of結(jié)構(gòu)，難度較大，后面有定語從句which is an element，而后面有分詞representing，兩個分詞detached from，層層修飾前面，是經(jīng)典分詞連環(huán)修飾的結(jié)構(gòu)。

【核心詞匯】

manipulation　操縱

shareholder　股東

element　元素

represent　代表

irresponsible wealth　不承擔(dān)責(zé)任的財富

detached from　分離

【參考譯文】對資本和企業(yè)的這種大規(guī)模的非個人操縱大大增加了股東作為一個階級的數(shù)量和重要性，這個階層作為國計民生的一部分，意味著這種不承擔(dān)責(zé)任的財富與土地及土地所有者應(yīng)盡義務(wù)的分離，而且也意味著這種財富幾乎與負責(zé)任的管理相分離。