109. Now there is in America a curious combination of pride in having risen to a position where it is no longer necessary to depend on manual labor for a living and genuine delight in what one is able to accomplish with one's own hands.

【句式分析】

  • 句子的主体是there is in America a curious combination of…,后面是 pride和genuine delight 的并列结构,in having risen to a position修饰pride,where引导定语从句修饰a position,in what one is able to accomplish with one's own hands修饰genuine delight。

【词汇】

manual adj. 手工的
genuine adj. 真正的,由衷的
【中文妙译】

现在美国有一个奇怪的现象:人们一方面为地位上升不再需要靠体力劳动谋生而感到自豪,另一方面又对能够亲自动手做一些事而由衷地感到高兴。