新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点 第53课 为了公众的利益 (1)

　　In the Public Interest 为了公众的利益

　　The Scandinavian countries are much admiredall over the world for their enlightened socialpolicies. Sweden has evolved an excellentsystem for protecting the individual citizenfrom high-handed or incompetent publicofficers. The system has worked so well, that ithas been adopted in other countries too.

　　1.The Scandinavian countries are much admired all over the world for theirenlightened social policies.

　　斯堪的纳维亚半岛各国实行开明的社会政策，受到全世界的推崇。

　　语言点:be admired不要译为“被喜欢”或者“被崇拜”，正确的译法应该是“受到推崇。”

　　2.Sweden has evolved an excellent system for protecting the individual citizen fromhigh-handed or incompetent public officers.

　　在瑞典，已逐渐形成了一种完善的制度以保护每个公民不受专横的和不称职的政府官员的欺压。

　　语言点:protect from的意思是“保护…不受…”。

　　3.The system has worked so well, that it has been adopted in other countries too.

　　由于这种制度行之有效，已被其他国家采纳。

　　语言点1:句子结构分析:so…that…引导结果状语从句。

　　语言点2:be adopted的意思是“被采纳，被接受。”