托福閱讀高難度文章長難句實例解析：雅典貴族力量的削弱

　　The strength of the Athenian aristocracy was further weakened during the rest of the century by the rise of a type of government known as a tyranny, which is a form of interim rule by a popular strongman (not rule by a ruthless dictator as the modem use of the term suggests to us).

　　詞匯講解：

　　tyranny /'t?r?ni/ n. 殘暴，專橫，專制

　　interim /'?nt?r?m/ adj. 臨時的，暫時的

　　ruthless /'ru?θl?s/ adj. 無憐憫心的，殘忍的

　　dictator /d?k'te?t?/ n. 獨裁者;霸道的人，愛發(fā)號施令者

　　rule n. 統(tǒng)治，管理

　　結構劃分：

　　The strength of the Athenian aristocracy was further weakened (during the rest of the century) (by the rise of a type of government) (known as a tyranny), (which is a form of interim rule by a popular strongman) (not rule (by a ruthless dictator) (as the modem use of the term suggests to us)).

　　深度分析：

　　這個句子的主干就是：

　　The strength of the Athenian aristocracy was further weakened

　　修飾一：(during the rest of the century) ，介詞短語

　　中文：在這個世紀剩余的時間里

　　修飾二：(by the rise of a type ofgovernment)，介詞短語

　　中文：一種類型政府的崛起

　　修飾三：(known as a tyranny) ，非謂語動詞

　　中文：稱之為專制

　　修飾四：(which is a form of interim ruleby a popular strongman) ，從句

　　中文：它是被一個鐵腕人物暫時管理的一種形式

　　修飾五：(by a ruthless dictator) ，介詞短語

　　中文：通過一個無情的獨裁者

　　修飾六：(as the modem use of the termsuggests to us)，從句

　　中文：正如現(xiàn)在使用這個詞表明的那樣

　　參考翻譯：

　　在這個世紀剩余的時間里，雅典貴族的力量由于專制政府——它是被一個鐵腕人物暫時管理的一種形式(不是我們現(xiàn)在使用這個詞表明的那樣是由一個無情的獨裁者統(tǒng)治)——的興起進一步削弱了。