复杂的否定句的拆分和理解 例188

例188　Rather, we have a certain conception of the American citizen, a character who is incomplete if he cannot competently access how his livelihood and happiness are affected by things outside of himself.

【结构分析】主干是we have a certain conception of the American citizen，同位语是a character，后面是定语从句who is incomplete，后面加上状语从句if he cannot competently access...，后面加上宾语从句how his livelihood and happiness are affected by things outside of himself。

【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于：第一，三种从句连环相套，既定语从句套状语从句，状语从句套上宾语从句；第二，双重否定很经典，有气势。

【核心词汇】

a certain conception of the American citizen　具有的是作为美国公民的某种观念

character　公民人物

incomplete　不完整的

competently　很恰当地

access　认识到

livelihood and happiness　生存和幸福

【参考译文】我们更应该具有的是作为美国公民的某种观念，这个公民人物如果不能很恰当地认识到自己的生存和幸福是如何受到自身之外的事物的影响，那么其公民特征就是不完整的。