复杂的否定句的拆分和理解 例181

例181　Certainly I don't teach because teaching is easy for me. Nor do I teach because I think I know answers, or because I have knowledge I feel compelled to share.

【结构分析】这句话含有表示否定转移的精彩用法，也就是not...because...，否定的后面是because，比如I don't marry you because you are rich，翻译成“我嫁给你不是因为你有钱”。第一句话主干是I don't teach because teaching is easy for me，第二句话也是否定转移，使用nor来引导，而且是个倒装并列句，也就是Nor do I teach because I think I know answers, or because I have knowledge I feel compelled to share。

【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于否定转移和倒装结合，很经典，否定转移是个重要的语言现象。

【核心词汇】

teaching　教书

know answers　知晓答案

compelled　被迫

【参考译文】当然，我教书不是因为教书对我很简单。同样，我教书也不是因为我想知道答案或者我有知识被迫去分享。