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長(zhǎng)難句
Although it ruled that there is no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide, the Court in effect supported the medical principle of“double effect,” a centuries old moral principle holding that an action having two effects—a good one that is intended and a harmful one that is foreseen—is permissible if the actor intends only the good effect.
句子分析
1.該句是一個(gè)復(fù)雜句。
2.主句是the Court in effect supported the medical principle of “double effect”( 法庭實(shí)際上支持了醫(yī)療的“雙效”原則)。
3. although引導(dǎo)一個(gè)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句。
4. a centuries old moral principle是principle of double effect的同位語(yǔ)。
5.在同位語(yǔ)結(jié)構(gòu)中,現(xiàn)在分詞holding又帶了一個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句that an action having two effects—a good one that is intended and a harmful one that is foreseen—is permissible if the actor intends only the good effect。
6.該賓語(yǔ)從句的主干是an action is permissible。
7. having two effects是后置定語(yǔ)修飾action。
8.最后的 if the actor intends only the good effect是條件狀語(yǔ)從句。
9.兩個(gè)破折號(hào)中間的是插入語(yǔ)。
詞的處理
1. rule [ru:l] v.裁決,裁定;統(tǒng)治
2. constitutional [,k?nsti'tju:??nl] a.憲法的
3. intend [in'tend] v.打算
4. permissible [p?'mis?bl] a.可以允許的
5. suicide ['su:?,said] n/v. 自殺,自殺行為
6. principle ['prins?pl] n.原則
7. foresee [f?:'si:] v. 預(yù)見(jiàn),預(yù)知
8. in effect 實(shí)際上,事實(shí)上
參考譯文
Although it ruled that there is no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide, the Court in effect supported the medical principle of“double effect,” a centuries old moral principle holding that an action having two effects—a good one that is intended and a harmful one that is foreseen—is permissible if the actor intends only the good effect.
盡管最高法庭裁定,憲法沒(méi)有賦予醫(yī)生幫助病人自殺的權(quán)利,然而它實(shí)際上支持了醫(yī)療的“雙效”原則,這個(gè)存在了好幾個(gè)世紀(jì)的道德原則認(rèn)為,某種行為具有雙重效果(一個(gè)是意圖達(dá)到的好效果,一個(gè)是可以預(yù)見(jiàn)的壞效果),那么,如果行為實(shí)施者只是想達(dá)到好的效果,這個(gè)行為就是可以允許的。