考研英語長難句｜Day5

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今日長難句

Sadly, such praise can easily reduce an individual’s dignity to their level of conformity with the group’s expectations rather than supporting their inherent dignity and worth.

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詞彙解析

dignity / ˈdɪɡnəti / n. 尊嚴，自尊

conformity / kənˈfɔːrməti / n. 符合，一致（常與介詞with搭配）

rather than 而不是

inherent / ɪnˈherənt / adj. 內在的，固有的

worth / wɜːrθ / n. 價值

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結構分析

句子主幹：

such praise can reduce an individual’s dignity to their level

定語:

of conformity with the group’s expectations

狀語1:

rather than supporting their inherent dignity and worth

狀語2:

Sadly; easily

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參考譯文

Sadly, such praise can easily reduce an individual’s dignity to their level of conformity with the group’s expectations rather than supporting their inherent dignity and worth.

可悲的是，這樣的讚美很容易有損於個人的尊嚴，使之受限於他們與羣體期望相符合的程度，而沒有對他們固有的尊嚴和價值表示肯定。