考研英语：每日一句

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            【文章难句】
            In 2010, leading congressional Democrats and Republicans sent letters to the AAAS asking that it identify actions that could be taken by "federal, state and local governments, universities, foundations, educators, individual benefactors and others" to "maintain national excellence in humanities and social scientific scholarship and education.”
            【词汇突破】
            foundation
            n. 基础；地基；基金会；根据；创立
            benefactor
            n. 恩人；捐助者；施主
            【结构分析】
            本句的主干是 leading congressional Democrats and Republicans sent letters to the AAAS。In 2010 为时间状语；asking that it identify actions that could be taken by "federal, state and local governments, universities, foundations, educators, individual benefactors and others" to "maintain national excellence in humanities and social scientific scholarship and education." 为现在分词作后置定语，修饰 letters，其中 that it identify actions 为 asking 的宾语从句，that could be taken by "federal, state and local governments, universities, foundations, educators, individual benefactors and others" to "maintain national excellence in humanities and social scientific scholarship and education." 为定语从句，修饰先行词 actions。
            【参考译文】
            2010年，处于领导地位的国会民主党和共和党致函美国艺术与科学院，要求该学院确定一些可由“联邦、州立和地方政府，大学，基金会，教育者，个人捐助者及他人”采取的行动，以“维护全国人文和社会科学学术和教育的卓越性。”
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