考研英语长难句详解(50)

　　50. A critique of Handlin s interpretation of why legal slavery did not appear until the 1660 s suggests that assumptions about the relation between slavery and racial prejudice should be reexamined , and that explanations for the different treatment of Black slaves in North and South America should be expanded .(4)

　　一个对于H的关于为何法律上的奴隶制没有在17世纪60年代以前出现的原因所作解释的批评显示，关于奴隶制和种族偏见之间的关系的假说应当重新检查，而且显示出，对于在北美和南美之间的对黑怒的不同处理的解释应当被扩展。

　　难句类型：复杂修饰、省略

　　解释：句子的主干清楚：A critique suggests that , and suggests that 。但是因为句子的结构复杂、修饰成分多，再加上后面的and 之后的suggests被省略，所以句子的结构很难被读出来的。

　　本句的suggest不再是暗示，而是显示、说明的意思，其同义词有point,indicate,imply。本句的两个suggest之后的宾语从句都根据语法要求使用了虚拟语气。

　　意群训练：A critique of Handlin s interpretation of why legal slavery did not appear until the 1660 s suggests that assumptions about the relation between slavery and racial prejudice should be reexamined , and that explanations for the different treatment of Black slaves in North and South America should be expanded .