考研英语长难句｜Day141

摘要：修饰:in which 引导定语从句，修饰 practices，注意 in which=in the practices

今日长难句

They are the possessions of the autonomous (self-governing) man of traditional theory, and they are essential to practices in which a person is held responsible for his conduct and given credit for his achievements.

词汇解析

possession 所有物

autonomous 自治(主)的

conduct n. 行为

credit n. 称赞

结构分析

主干:they are the possessions + they are essential to practices(两个主系表构成并列句)

修饰:介词短语of作定语修饰possession

修饰:in which 引导定语从句，修饰 practices，注意 in which=in the practices

缩句:in which a person is held... and given...(held和given属于过去分词，表示被动)

参考译文

They are the possessions of the autonomous man of traditional theory, and they are essential to practices in which a person is held responsible for his conduct and given credit for his achievements.

它们属于传统理论(定义的)自治人(possessions表示“所有物”，名词动化，译为“属于”) 它们对于实践必不可少，在这些实践活动中，一个人，需要对其行为负责，同时，因成就获赞。

来源：昊强