20171118 长难句每日一句

【昨日回顾】

But the idea that the journalist must understand the law more profoundly than an ordinary citizen rests on an understanding of the established conventions and special responsibilities of the news media.

但是，新闻工作者对于法律的理解应该比普通公民更加深刻，这个观点是在对于新闻媒体的既定规范和特殊的社会责任有深刻认识的基础之上建立的。

【长难句】

Politics or, more broadly, the functioning of the state, is a major subject for journalists. The better informed they are about the way the state works, the better their reporting will be.

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【结构分析】

1. 首句主干为主系表结构 = politics or the functioning of the state / is /a major subject. 主语为Politics or the functioning of the state 为A or B，其中嵌套了一个副词结构（more broadly）做补充说明。在A or B 这种结构中，多数是为了更好的解释前面的名词。例如：Kaochong, or the best online website for English learning, has gained great popularity.

2. 二句为固定结构句式：the +比较级 …，the +比较级…, 其中前半句表示条件，后半句表示结果。

因此，本句可以改写为If they are better informed about the way the state works, their reporting will be better.

此外，该结构也是写作的高频句，例如：The more you give, the more you get. (付出的越多，回报就越多。)

【词的处理】

politics 政治

broadly adv. 明显地；宽广地；

functioning n. 运行，运作；[计] 功能；机能；

subject n. 主题；科目；[语] 主语

inform about 告发；通知；告诉

例：He informed me about your arrival. = I was informed about your arrival.

【参考译文】

Politics or, more broadly, the functioning of the state, is a major subject for journalists. The better informed they are about the way the state works, the better their reporting will be.

1. 政治，或者更广义上的国家职能，是新闻记者报道的一个主要方面。他们对国家的运转方式了解的越多，他们的报道就越优秀/棒。

2. 新闻记者报道的一个主题就是政治---或更广义上说，就是国家的职能。他们对国家的运转方式了解的越多，他们的报道就越优秀/棒。

【明日预告】

Furthermore, the legal system and the events which occur within it are primary subjects for journalists. While the quality of legal journalism varies greatly, there is an undue reliance amongst many journalists on interpretations supplied to them by lawyers.