2017年8月14日口碑课程网考研英语长难句解析

今日长难句：

Washington, who had begun to believe that all men were created equal after observing the bravery of the black soldiers during the Revolutionary War, overcame the strong opposition of his relatives to grant his slaves their freedom in his will.

参考译文：

在独立战争期间，华盛顿目睹了黑人士兵的英勇，他开始相信人人生而平等。于是他不顾亲友的强烈反对，把赋予奴隶自由的决定写进了遗书。

句子解析：

【分析】复合句。主句主干为 Washington overcame the strong opposition。 who 引导的非限定性定语从句修饰 Washington，其中 that 引导的从句作 believe 的宾语，after...the Revolutionary War 为时间状语。句尾的不定式 to grant... 结构作 overcame 的目的状语。

【点拨】1) overcome 意为“战胜，克服”，常用的搭配有：overcome difficulty/adversity 战胜困难境;overcome dread 克服恐惧;overcome troubles 踏平坎坷。2) grant sb. sth.意为“授予某人某物”。

下期预告：

“Their capacity for tolerating stress may even be greater than men's,” she observed, "It's just that they're dealing with so many more things that they become worn out from it more visibly and sooner."