复杂的否定句的拆分和理解 例185

例185　While it is true that this competition may induce efforts to expand territory at the expense of others, and thus lead to conflict, it can not be said that war-like conflict among nations is inevitable, although competition is.

【结构分析】这句话是个典型的双重否定句，这句话前半句是让步状语从句While it is true that this competition may induce efforts to expand territory at the expense of others, and thus lead to conflict，后面是主干it can not be said...，后面是真正的主语从句，也就是that war-like conflict among nations is inevitable，后面加上状语从句although competition is。

【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于很长的让步状语从句加上超级双重否定再加上让步状语从句。

【核心词汇】

induce　导致

expand territory　扩大领地

at the expense of　牺牲……代价

war-like conflict　战争级别的冲突

inevitable　不可以避免

【参考译文】虽然毫无疑问的是这次竞争会引发很多国家极力扩大自己的地盘来牺牲别的国家的利益，甚至可能导致冲突，但是虽然有竞争，但是战争级别的冲突时可以避免。