19考研英語：屠屠長難句（三十八）

1每日一句長難句
During the discussion of rock singing verses at last month's stockholders' meeting, Levin asserted that "music is not the cause of society's ills" and even cited his son, a teacher in the Bronx, New York, who uses rap to communicate with students.

2【分析】
句首是狀語，其中During the discussion of rock singing verses表示對象，at表示地點，last month's stockholders' meeting是具體的地點，主幹結構是Levin asserted that….and cited his son，that引導賓語從句，a teacher in the Bronx, New York是插入語，也是his son的同位語，who引導定語從句修飾his son。

3【詞彙】

verse 詩篇，在這裏是語境含義

stockholder 股東

assert 宣稱

ill 是熟詞僻義，表示問題

cite sb. 以…爲例

4【譯文】
在上個月的股東大會上關於搖滾歌詞的討論中，萊文宣稱說："音樂不是社會問題的原因"，他甚至還以他的兒子爲例。他的兒子是紐約州布朗克斯的一個教師，並用說唱音樂與學生們進行溝通。

5【明日長難句】
Instead, we are treated to fine hypocritical spectacles, which now more than ever seem in ample supply: the critic of American materialism with a Southampton summer home; the publisher of radical books who takes his meals in three star restaurants; the journalist advocating participatory democracy in all phases of life, whose own children are enrolled in private schools.

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