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en Only in the case of the February Revolution do we lack a useful description of participants that might characterize it in the light of what social history has taught us about the process of revolutionary mobilization.
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意群训练: Only in the case o f the February Revolutio n do we lack a useful descriptio n of participant s that might characterize it in the light o f what social histor y has taught u s about the process of revolutionary mobilization .

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标志:Only /in the case of the February Revolution/ do we lack a useful description (of participants) { that might characterize it /in the light of[what social history has taught us (about the process of revolutionary mobilization)]/}.

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译文: 只有 /在二月革命中/我们 才缺乏一种 (对于参加者的)有用的描述 ,{ 此描述 有可能 /按照[社会历史教给我们的(关于革命动员过程的)内容 ]/来描绘 这场革命 的特点 }。

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解释: 句首虽有一个倒装,但是这种简单结构并不能给我们的读者带来大的影响;倒是主句宾语a useful description (of participants)之后的定语从句 that might characterize it 中的两个易混指代及其后的状语in the light of给我们的理解造成了巨大的困难。

首先,that从句所修饰的不是participants,而是description。紧随其后的it指的则是前面的February Revolution。判断这两点的惟一方法就是通过句子的意思,没有任何其他途径。后面的in the light of...,是按照……、根据……的意思,其英文解释为from the point of view。

后面的层层修饰虽然有一定的难度,但是我们已经在前面的句子中司空见惯,在此不多做解释。

type 复杂修饰+倒装+易混指代
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