2016考研英语长难句解析（26）

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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.
    主干识别：the idea rests on an understanding
    其他成分：the journalist must understand the law more profoundly than an
ordinary citizen(同位语从句)
    of the established conventions and special responsibilities of the news
media.(定语)
    词汇点拨：
    rests on 基于…
    established conventions 已确立的传统(规定/习俗)
    句子解析：
    先翻译同位语从句：
    the journalist must understand the law more profoundly than an ordinary
citizen
    新闻记者应比普通公民更加深刻(透彻)地了解法律
    再翻主句：
    主句中定语和宾语的处理：
    an understanding of the established conventions and special
responsibilities of the news media.
    对于新闻媒体中已确立的传统和特殊责任的理解
    根据语义可以确定of the news media.修饰the established conventions and special
responsibilities
    参考译文：新闻记者应比普通公民更加透彻地了解法律，而这种看法是基于对新闻 媒体中已确立的传统(规定)和特殊责任的理解。