19考研英语:屠屠长难句(九十)
01每日一句长难句
And in his late 30s, at the height of his fame, he ran a double life, conducting a largely secret affair with the woman who eventually became his second wife, while his first was gradually succumbing to tuberculosis.
02【句型分析】
这是一个复合句,前面的in his late 30s是句子的状语;at the height of his fame是修饰late 30s的。主干是he ran a double life。句子后面的现在分词结构是句子的伴随状语;while引导的状语从句做该句伴随状语的时间状语。
03【词汇】
at the height of one’s fame 富有盛名
succumb to 屈服于
04【参考译文】
他30多岁时富有盛名,但却过着双面生活,与一位女士有着秘密的交往,这位女士以后成为他的第二任妻子,但他的发妻却慢慢被肺结核所吞噬。
05【明日长难句】
Though that approach has gained a reputation for confrontation and tough-mindedness, Kristene Doyle, associate executive director of the Albert Ellis Institute in New York City and a clinical psychologist specializing in REBT, says that collaboration between the therapist and patient, a patient's complete self-acceptance, and the therapist's unconditional acceptance of the patient are also essential to REBT.