2017考研英语长难句分析每日一句(736) Galileo's greatest glory was that in 1609 he was the first person to turn the newly inventedtelescope on the heavens to prove that the planets revolve around the sun rather than aroundthe Earth.
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多重复合句。句子主干为Galieo's greatest glory was that…,that引导表语从句。表语从句主干为hewas the first person;不定式结构to turn…作后置定语修饰 person;to prove…为目的状语,后跟that引导的宾语从句作prove的宾语。宾语从句中使用了短语rather than“而不是”。翻译时,由于the first person的后置定语较长,可翻译为独立的句子,把the first译作汉语的状语“第一个”person省略不译。that引导的宾语从句顺译。