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【今日长难句】
“The Heart of the Matter,” the just-released report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), deserves praise for affirming the importance of the humanities and social sciences to the prosperity and security of liberal democracy in America.
【词汇分析】
the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 美国人文与科学院
affirm [əˈfɜːm] v. 声明;肯定
the humanities and social sciences 人文与社会科学
liberal democracy 自由民主制
【语法点睛】
1.本句为简单句。
2.句子主干为“The Heart of the Matter,”...deserves praise...,意为“《问题的核心》值得称赞”,the just-released report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS)作“The Heart of the Matter”的同位语,对其进行进一步解释说明,for affirming the importance... in America为介词短语作原因状语,其中,affirm意为“肯定”,of liberal democracy in America作后置定语修饰prosperity and security,意为“自由民主体制的繁荣和安全”。
【整句翻译】
美国人文与科学院刚刚发表的报告《问题的核心》值得赞扬,因为它肯定了人文与社会科学对美国自由民主体制的繁荣和安全的重要性。