问答题 Just as Darwin discovered the law of development of organic nature, so Marx discovered the law of development of human history: the simple fact, hitherto concealed by an overgrowth of ideology, that mankind must first of all eat, drink, have shelter and clothing, before it can pursue politics, science, art, religion, etc.
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【答案解析】正像达尔文发现有机界的发展规律一样,马克思发现了人类历史的发展规律,即历来为纷繁杂芜的意识形态所掩盖着的一个简单事实:人们首先必须吃、喝、住、穿,然后才能从事政治、科学、艺术、宗教等。[解析] 这个句子共包含52个单词,是一个有着错综复杂结构的长句。英语长句句子盘根错节,脉络难找,词中有词,词中有句,句中有词,句中有句。翻译时,首先要对原文进行意义分析,切块拆分,按照汉语习惯重组语言。这句话的主句其实就是“Marx discovered the law of development of human history”.句子成分中又包含了同位语从句、时间状语从句、定语从句和插入部分修饰。找出主句后,理解了每个修饰成分的作用,翻译起来就简单多了。