2024年6月2日发(作者：祝麦冬)
考研英语必考长难句详解含译文
1. Americans no longer expect public figures, whether in
speech or in writing, to command the English language with
skill and gift. Nor do they aspire to such command
themselves.
public figure：
command：
aspire to：
2. 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.
liberal：
conservative：
triumph:
responsible for：
decline：
往下翻，对对答案~~~
1. Americans no longer expect public figures, whether in
speech or in writing, to command the English language with
skill and gift. Nor do they aspire to such command
themselves.
public figure：公众人物
command：v. 掌握，控制
aspire to：渴望
译文：无论在演讲还是在写作上，美国人都不再期望公众人物在
英语语言的使用上展现出技能和天赋；而公众人物自身也不渴求
有这种语言驾驭能力。
2. 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.
liberal：adj. 自由的
2024年6月2日发(作者：祝麦冬)
考研英语必考长难句详解含译文
1. Americans no longer expect public figures, whether in
speech or in writing, to command the English language with
skill and gift. Nor do they aspire to such command
themselves.
public figure：
command：
aspire to：
2. 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.
liberal：
conservative：
triumph:
responsible for：
decline：
往下翻，对对答案~~~
1. Americans no longer expect public figures, whether in
speech or in writing, to command the English language with
skill and gift. Nor do they aspire to such command
themselves.
public figure：公众人物
command：v. 掌握，控制
aspire to：渴望
译文：无论在演讲还是在写作上，美国人都不再期望公众人物在
英语语言的使用上展现出技能和天赋；而公众人物自身也不渴求
有这种语言驾驭能力。
2. 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.
liberal：adj. 自由的