2017考研英语长难句分析每日一句（797）

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    2017考研英语长难句分析每日一句（797）
    The southern states would not have signed the constitution without protections for the"peculiar institution," including a clause that counted as three fifths of a man for purposes of congressional representation.
    【分析】复合句。主句主干为 The southern states would not have signed the constitution;介词结构 including a clause...对作进一步解释，其中 that 引导的定语从句修饰 clause。本句中用到了虚拟语气，would not have signed 表达的是与过去事实相反的假设，介词短语 without protections for the"peculiar institution" 表达了隐含的条件，相当于if they had not had protections for the "peculiarinstitution"。
    【译文】如果不保护他们的“特殊制度”，南方各州是不会签署联邦宪法的。“特殊制度”中有一条规定：在选举国会代表时，一个奴隶可作五分之三个公民。
    【点拨】1) clause 常见是意思为“分句，从句”，本句中意为“(法律、合同等的)条款、款项”。2) forpurposes of“为了...”。
    【临摹】这幅图只是为了说明起见。