问答题 The relation of language and mind has interested philosophers for many centuries. The Greeks assumed that the structure of language had some connection with the process of thought, which took root in Europe long before people realized how diverse languages could be.
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【答案解析】许多世纪以来哲学家一直对语言与思维的关系颇感兴趣。希腊人认为,语言结构与思维过程之间存在着某种联系。这一观点在人们尚未认识到语言的千差万别之前就早已在欧洲扎下了根。 [解析] (1)首句“The relation of language and mind has interested philosophers for many centuries.”为简单句。(翻译时注意英汉语中时间状语的位置不同:英语中时间状语通常放在句尾,而汉语中往往先说时间。)
(2)第二句的主要框架为:The Greeks assumed that..., which... long before... how ...(that引导的是assumed的宾语从旬;which引导的是一个非限定性定语从句,其中which指代前面句子的意思,即这种观点;long before引导的是时间状语从句;how引导的是realized的宾语从句。)