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【长难句】
In his autobiography, Darwin himself speaks of his intellectual powers with extraordinary modesty.
【句子结构】
1. in his autobiography 为句子状语成分，译为：在他的自传里。
2. Darwin himself /speaks of /his intellectual powers 为句子主干，主谓宾结构。译为：Darwin谈到自己的智力。
3. with extraordinary modesty 为方式状语，译为：以极其谦虚（的态度）。
【词的处理】
autobiography n. 自传；自传文学
speak of… 谈到；论及
intellectual adj. 智力的；聪明的；理智的
extraordinary adj. 非凡的；特别的；离奇的；
modesty n. 谦逊；质朴；稳重
【参考译文】
In his autobiography, Darwin himself speaks of his intellectual powers with extraordinary modesty.
1. 在其自传中，Darwin以极其谦虚的态度谈论自己的智力。
2. 达尔文在自传中谈到自己的智力时表现的非常谦虚。
【明日长难句】
He points out that he always experienced much difficulty in expressing himself clearly and concisely, but he believes that this very difficulty may have had the compensating advantage of forcing him to think long and intently about every sentence, and thus enabling him to detect errors in reasoning and in his own observations.