2018屠屠考研英语长难句 一日一句(41)

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        每日一句：
        Instead, we are treated to fine hypocritical spectacles, which now more than ever seem in ample supply: the critic of American materialism with a Southampton summer home; the publisher of radical books who takes his meals in three star restaurants; the journalist advocating participatory democracy in all phases of life, whose own children are enrolled in private schools.
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        【分析】
       
        本句的主句是we are treated to fine hypocritical spectacles。非限定性的定语从句 (which now more than ever seem in ample supply) 修饰spectacles。冒号后面的成分是三个并列的名词性短语，其核心词分别是critic，publisher和journalist。with a Southampton summer home是伴随状语修饰前面的the critic; who takes his meals in three star restaurants是定语从句修饰名词the publisher；the journalist后面有两个修饰，一是advocating participatory democracy in all phases of life做分词做后置定语，whose引导定语从句。
        【词汇】
       
        hypocritical adj. 虚伪的
        spectacle n. 场面
        materialism n. 物质享乐主义
        participatory adj. 参与的
        democracy n. 民主
        【译文】 相反，我们面对了似乎比以前任何时候都多的精美但虚伪的景像：美国物欲主义批评家在南安普顿拥有一幢避暑别墅，激进图书的出版商在三星级餐馆就餐，倡导终生参与民主制的新闻记者把自己的子女送进私立学校。