好的解析就应该像封面一样美好!
今天的句子:
But everybody knows Obama needs a liberal to stop the court from moving further to the right than it already has under John Roberts, the present chief justice, a man more stealth-bomber than aircraft-carrier, whose professions of judicial modesty during his own confirmation hearings in 2005 gave little inkling of the controversial decisions over which he has since presided.
词汇突破:
1. a liberal 自由派的(法官)(在不同的语境中可以是不同的自由派的人士)
2. the court 最高法院
3. moving further to the right 右倾
4. under somebody 在某人得领导下
5. stealth-bomber 隐形轰炸机
6. aircraft-carrier 航空母舰
7. profession 表达
8. judicial modesty 中庸的法学思想
9. confirmation hearings 就职确认听证会
10. A give little inkling of B A,万万没想到还有B;
11. controversial 争议的
12. preside over 主持
确认主干:
But everybody knows+宾语从句
每个人都知道
切分成分+独立成句:
1.Obama needs a liberal to stop the court from moving further to the right
奥巴马需要一个自由派的法官来阻止法庭进一步的右倾。
2. than it already has under John Roberts
It=the court
The court has (moved to the right) under John Roberts.
Than在这里就是一个连接词,可以不用翻译。
省略就是前文出现了同样的内容,后文就可以省略。是为了简洁,读者要 有脑补的能力。