答疑0614答疑检索：IntheWest,beforemasscommunicationandliteracy,themostpowerfulmassmediumwasthechurch,whichremindedworshippersthattheirsoulswereindangerandthattheywouldsomedaybemeatforworms.【结构分析】1.主句：IntheWest,beforemasscommunicationandliteracy,themostpowerfulmassmediumwasthechurch2.定语从句：whichremindedworshippersthattheirsoulswereindangerandsth3.宾语从句：thattheywouldsomedaybemeatforworms【翻译】在西方，在大众传播工具和文学普及之前，最有效的传播媒介是教堂，它告诫信徒们，他们的灵魂处于危险之中，人终有一死。【难点】非限定从的修饰问题beforemasscommunicationandliteracy是状语；themostpowerfulmassmediumwasthechurch是主系表结构；定语从句修饰的是thechurchToday,surroundedbypromisesofeasyhappiness,weneedarttotellus,asreligiononcedid,Mementomori:rememberthatyouwilldie,thateverythingends,andthathappinesscomesnotindenyingthisbutinlivingwithit.【结构分析】1.主句：Today,surroundedbypromisesofeasyhappiness,weneedarttotellus,Mementomori2.定语从句：asreligiononcedid3.同位语从句：rememberA，B，andC4.宾语从句：thatyouwilldie,thateverythingends,andthathappinesscomesnotindenyingthisbutinlivingwithit【翻译】今天，周围到处都是轻易就能获得快乐的许诺，需要艺术来提醒我们死亡的象征意义——如同宗教过去所做的那样：记住人终有一死，万事皆有完结之时，幸福并不是要否定这点，而是要承认它，好好生活下去。【难点】comes的翻译；not的位置comesnotindenyingthisbutinlivingwithit，comes意为“来自”，幸福不是来自于（来源于）否定这点；not...but意为“不是...而是”
