In his latest book, Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation of Language and Music and Why We Should, Like, Care, John McWhorter, a linguist and controversialist of mixed liberal and conservative views, sees the triumph of 1960s counter-culture as responsible for the decline of formal English.
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In his latest book, Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation of Language and Music and Why We Should, Like, Care, // John McWhorter, a linguist and controversialist of mixed liberal and conservative views, //sees the triumph of 1960s counter-culture as responsible for the decline of formal English.
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(1)本句主干为John McWhorter......sees the triumph of 1960s counter-culture as responsible for the decline of formal English,说明John McWhorter观点:“20世纪60年代反文化运动的胜利”是“正式英语退化”的原因;
(2)in his latest book....作状语,说明这一点的出处;
(3)a linguist and....为同位语,对John McWhorter的身份进行说明。
技巧点拨
(1)in his latest book作为句子的地点状语;of 1960s counter-culture为介词短语作the triumph的后置定语。of formal English为介词短语作the decline的后置定语;
(2)书名Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation of Language and Music and Why We Should, Like, Care作his latest book 的同位语。
参考译文
约翰·麦荷特——不仅是语言学家,而且是一位混杂着自由派与保守派观点的善辩者——在其新书《做我们自己的事:语言和音乐的退化,以及为什么我们应该,呃,在意》中认为,20世纪60年代反文化运动的胜利是导致正式英语衰落的主要原因。