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【昨日回顾】

This courageous attitude in fact becomes a requirement for the performers of Beethoven's music.

事实上，这种勇敢的品格成为了贝多芬作品演奏者的一项必要条件。

【今日长难句】

He was not interested in daily politics, but concerned with questions of moral behavior and the larger questions of right and wrong affecting the entire society.

【结构解析】

1. 本句为“主系表”结构，其中but连接的两个并列的表语，即：He /was/ not interested in… but concerned with ….

2. concered with之后是由and连接的两个宾语，即：questions of moral behavior 和the larger questions of right and wrong

3. affecting the entire society 为the large questions 的后置定语。

【词的处理】

be interested in …对……感兴趣

be concerned with …关心……

moral / ˈmɔrəl; NAmE ˈmɔ:r-; ˈmɑ:r- / adj. 道德的

affect / əˈfekt / vt. 影响

【参考译文】

He was not interested in daily politics, but concerned with questions of moral behavior and the larger questions of right and wrong affecting the entire society.

他对日常的政治不感兴趣，但对道德行为以及影响整个社会是非的重要问题十分关注。

【明日长难句】

Beethoven's habit of increasing the volume with an intense crescendo and then abruptly following it with a sudden soft passage was only rarely used by composers before him.

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