例305 Robert Fulton once wrote, "The mechanic should sit down among levers, screws, wedges, wheels, etc. like a poet among the letters of the alphabet, considering them as an exhibition of his thoughts, in which a new arrangement transmits a new idea."
【結構分析】主語中心語是Robert Fulton,謂語動詞是wrote,后面是個經(jīng)典的賓語從句,among...是個介詞短語修飾前面的動詞,like引導的介詞短語做狀語,修飾前面的句子,后面加上among...修飾前面的動詞,這個動詞就是sit down,在這里實際上省略了這個動詞短語,considering這個分詞狀語修飾前面的句子,in which是個定語從句修飾前面的名詞thought。
【亮點回放】此句話的亮點在于采用了比喻這種修辭手法,而且運用了分詞狀語considering,后面又套上定語從句,是個典型分詞短語套用定語從句的結構,是個考研中很有特色的結構。
【核心詞匯】
the mechanic 機械工
levers 杠桿
screws 螺絲
wedges 楔子
letters of the alphabet 母表中的每個字母
an exhibition of his thoughts 自己的思路展示
【參考譯文】羅博特·富爾頓曾經(jīng)寫道,機械工將坐在杠桿、螺絲、楔子,輪子等周圍,像詩人對待字母表中的每個字母一樣,把它們作為自己的思路展示,每一個新組合都傳送一個新概念。