【文章难句】
In his latest book, Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation of Language and Music and Why We Should Like, Care, John McWhorter, a linguist and controversialist of mixed liberal and conservative views, sees the triumph of 1960s counter-culture as responsible for the decline of formal English.
【词汇突破】
degradation
n. 退化;降格,降级;堕落
controversialist
n. 争论者
triumph
n. 胜利,凯旋;欢欣
vi. 获得胜利,成功
【结构分析】
此句的主干是:In his latest book, John McWhorter see ... as ... for ...。其中,book 的同位语是书名 Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation of Language and Music and Why We Should Like, Care。主语 John McWhorter 后又接了插入的同位语 a linguist and controversialist of mixed liberal and conservative views,说明主语的身份。
【参考译文】
语言学家 John McWhorter 是一名好争论者,他的观点混杂着自由的与保守的看法。在他的新作《做我们自己的事:语言和音乐的退化,以及为什么我们应该喜欢或在意?》一书中,这位学者认为20世纪60年代反文化运动的胜利要对正式英语的退化负责。
选自:红宝书《考研英语10年真题》
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