复杂的分割结构（插入语）的理解 例213

例213　Even Tommasini, who had advocated Gilbert's appointment in the Times, calls him "an unpretentious musician with no air of the formidable conductor about him."

【结构分析】这句话的主语是Tommasini，后面是个插入语，也是个定语从句，也就是who had advocated Gilbert's appointment in the Times，动词是calls，直接宾语是him，间接宾语是an unpretentious musician，后面是介词短语做定语，修饰前面的名词，也就是with no air of the formidable conductor about him。

【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于插入语使用得很经典，而且是个定语从句，定语从句做插入语表示主语的状态，比如I, who loves swimming, is crazy about sports。

【核心词汇】

who had advocated Gilbert's appointment　支持Gilbert任命

an unpretentious musician　低调的音乐家

with no air of the formidable conductor　找不到那种飞扬跋扈的指挥家的气质。

【参考译文】甚至在时代杂志上发文支持Gilbert任命的Tommasini都称其为：低调的音乐家，在他身上找不到那种飞扬跋扈的指挥家的气质。