复杂的同位语从句的拆分和理解 例99

例99　Over and over again, the Revolutionary generation, both liberal and conservative in outlook, asserted its conviction that the public interest of the Republic rested upon an educated citizenry who can tell the truth from the wrong and that schools, especially free public schools, would be the best means of educating the citizenry in correct values and the obligations required of everyone in a democratic republican society.

【结构分析】主干是the Revolutionary generation asserted its conviction...，后面是两个并列的同位语从句，第一个同位语从句是that the public interest of the Republic rested upon an educated citizenry...，后面是定语从句who can tell the truth from the wrong，第二个同位语从句that schools, especially free public schools, would be the best means of educating the citizenry...，其中有介词短语做状语in correct values and the obligations...，后面加上分词定语required of everyone in a democratic republican society。

【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于两个并列的同位语从句超级使用，其中第一个同位语从句里面套上定语从句，第二个同位语从句里面套有介词短语加上分词定语。

【核心词汇】

revolutionary generation　革命性的一代

liberal　自由

conservative　保守

outlook　价值观

asserted its conviction　声称自己的主张

rest upon　取决于

an educated citizenry　一个受教育的公民

tell the truth from the wrong　明辨是非

correct values and the obligations　正确的价值观和责任心

democratic republican society　民主的共和国

【参考译文】一直以来，革命性的一代，无论他们的价值观是保守还是开放，都主张，一个国家的公共利益的实现取决于它的国民是否能够明辨是非，还主张我们的学校，特别是免费的公立学校是最有效的一种方式来教会我们国民每个民主共和国的国民所必须具备的正确的价值观和责任心。