2018屠屠考研英语长难句 一日一句(36)

每日一句：

Tom came to believe in a sort of linguistic determinism which, in its strongest form, states that language imprisons the mind, and that the grammatical patterns in a language can produce far reaching consequences for the culture of a society.

【分析】

句子的主干为Tom came to believe in a sort of linguistic determinism。which引导限制性定语从句，修饰linguistic determinism。在由which引导的定语从句中，in its strongest form是插入语，谓语动词states跟了两个宾语从句：一是that language imprisons the mind，一是and that the grammatical patterns…society。

【词汇】

come to 逐渐

state v.阐明

imprisons the mind“禁锢思想 (或思维)”, 注意不能译成“把大脑 (或思想) 关进牢房”

far reaching深远的

consequence影响

【译文】汤姆逐步开始相信某种类似语言决定论的观点，其极端说法是：语言禁锢思维，语言的语法结构能对一个社会的文化产生深远的影响。

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