考研英语长难句分析3.pptVIP

8. As a result of two or three centuries of scientific investigation we have come to believe // that nature is understandable in the sense //that when we ask her questions by way of appropriate observations and experiments，she will answer truly and reward us with discoveries that endure. 结构分析:句子的框架是…we have come to believe that…。that引导的从句做believe的宾语从句;此从句中有一个that从句作the sense的同位语从句;同位语从句中又套嵌一个由when引导的时间状语从句;此时间状语从句又套嵌一个定语从句that endure，修饰其先行词discoveries。by way of意为“经由，通过…方法”;reward sb. with意为“以…报答，酬劳”;endure此处应译为“持久，持续”,不要译为“忍受，容忍”。 译文:由于两三个世纪以来的科学研究成果，我们逐渐相信，如果运用合适的观察和实验方法向大自然探究问题，她会真心实意地给我们答