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If one begins by examining why ancients refer to Amazons, it becomes clear that ancient Greek descriptions of such societies were meant not so much to represent observed historical fact—real Amazonian societies—but rather to offer “moral lessons” on the supposed outcome of women's rule in their own society. 016 标志： /If one begins by examining why ancients refer to Amazons/, it becomes clear that ancient Greek descriptions (of such societies) were meant not /so much/ to represent observed historical fact —real Amazonian societies —but rather to offer “moral lessons” /on the supposed outcome (of women's rule in their own society)/. 解释：有两个词汇需要先解释一下：“something be meant to represent”是“use something to mean”的被动语态。mean在这里不是常用的“……的意思是”的意思，而是表示做某事所表达的目的、意图，其英文释义为：to serve or intend to convey, show, or indicate。句中的结构为：something be meant not so much to...，but rather to...，实际上是把be meant to 和not…rather… 的两个固定搭配套在了一起，意思是：不是为了……而是为了……。另外，supposed的意思很抽象，不容易理解。此词既有“据信，被认为”的意思，也有“预期的”意思，还有表示贬义的“假想的，被想当然的”意思。英文释义为：a: held as an opinion: BELIEVED; also: mistakenly believed: IMAGINED 　b: considered probable or certain: EXPECTED 。本句的supposed用法极其特殊，在此处的意思，用以上任何一个释义来理解居然都可以成立，既是在说一个预期的社会状态，又是在说一个虚构出来的、本来不存在的社会状态；其用法类似于中文中的“一语双关”，是文章作者自以为文笔精妙（supposed refinement in his style of writing）之处。 4

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gre  意群训练： If one begins by examining why ancients refer to Amazons   , it becomes clear that ancient Greek descriptions of such societies were meant not so much to represent observed historical fact   —real Amazonian societies   —but rather to offer “moral lessons   ” on the supposed outcome of women's rule in their own society   .  译文：   /如果我们先来研究一下为什么古人会提到亚马逊人/，下面的一点 就变得 清晰了   ， 那就是  古希腊   （对于这种社会）的描述 不 是   /太多地/被用来 表达 观察到的历史事实   ——真正的亚马逊社会的   ——而是为了/   对于（妇女在其社会中的统治）所设想的后果/ 提供  一种“道德教训”。  复杂修饰+插入语+抽象词

en	If one begins by examining why ancients refer to Amazons, it becomes clear that ancient Greek descriptions of such societies were meant not so much to represent observed historical fact—real Amazonian societies—but rather to offer “moral lessons” on the supposed outcome of women's rule in their own society.
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parts	意群训练： If one begins by examining why ancients refer to Amazons , it becomes clear that ancient Greek descriptions of such societies were meant not so much to represent observed historical fact —real Amazonian societies —but rather to offer “moral lessons ” on the supposed outcome of women's rule in their own society .
mark	标志： /If one begins by examining why ancients refer to Amazons/, it becomes clear that ancient Greek descriptions (of such societies) were meant not /so much/ to represent observed historical fact —real Amazonian societies —but rather to offer “moral lessons” /on the supposed outcome (of women's rule in their own society)/.
cn	译文： /如果我们先来研究一下为什么古人会提到亚马逊人/，下面的一点就变得清晰了，那就是古希腊（对于这种社会）的描述不是 /太多地/被用来表达观察到的历史事实 ——真正的亚马逊社会的 ——而是为了/ 对于（妇女在其社会中的统治）所设想的后果/ 提供一种“道德教训”。
explain	解释：有两个词汇需要先解释一下：“something be meant to represent”是“use something to mean”的被动语态。mean在这里不是常用的“……的意思是”的意思，而是表示做某事所表达的目的、意图，其英文释义为：to serve or intend to convey, show, or indicate。句中的结构为：something be meant not so much to...，but rather to...，实际上是把be meant to 和not…rather… 的两个固定搭配套在了一起，意思是：不是为了……而是为了……。另外，supposed的意思很抽象，不容易理解。此词既有“据信，被认为”的意思，也有“预期的”意思，还有表示贬义的“假想的，被想当然的”意思。英文释义为：a: held as an opinion: BELIEVED; also: mistakenly believed: IMAGINED <the sight which makes supposed terror true—Shakespeare>　b: considered probable or certain: EXPECTED <it was not supposed that everybody could master the technical aspects—J. C. Murra>。本句的supposed用法极其特殊，在此处的意思，用以上任何一个释义来理解居然都可以成立，既是在说一个预期的社会状态，又是在说一个虚构出来的、本来不存在的社会状态；其用法类似于中文中的“一语双关”，是文章作者自以为文笔精妙（supposed refinement in his style of writing）之处。
type	复杂修饰+插入语+抽象词
score	4

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