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《纽约时报》中有一篇文章，标题叫作
David Goodall, 104, Scientist Who Fought to Die on His Terms, Ends His Life
（在《欢乐颂》中离世：104岁科学家选择安乐死）
我们来看这样一段话。
原文：Mr. Goodall spoke on Wednesday before a phalanx journalists and photographers in Basel, Switzerland. That the inquisitors had come from around the globe to hear what would be most likely the last public words of the man once called Australia’s oldest working scientist was evidence that his campaign to end his life had captivated audiences worldwide.
官方译文：古道尔是澳大利亚最年长的在职科学家，周三，他在瑞士巴塞尔接受一群记者和摄影师的采访。提问的人从全球各地赶来，聆听极有可能是他最后的公开发言。这证明他结束自己生命的行动在世界范围内引起了关注。
解析：
一、首先，看一下句子里有没有生词。
phalanx 美 [ˈfeˌlæŋks, ˈfælˌæŋks]
1、N-COUNT 方阵
A phalanx is a group of soldiers or police who are standing or marching close together ready to fight.
2、N-COUNT 密集的人群
A phalanx of people is a large group who are brought together for a particular purpose.
举个例子，
“Body-guards had formed a solid phalanx around the singer so that photographers couldn't get to her.” 意思就是，保镖在歌手的周围排成密集的人墙，摄影师们无法靠近。
3、趾骨
Basel，巴塞尔（瑞士西北部城市，在莱茵河畔）。
captivate 美 [ˈkæptəˌvet]
VERB 迷住；使…着迷
If you are captivated by someone or something, you find them fascinating and attractive.
举个例子，
“I was captivated by her brilliant mind”，意思就是， 我为她的聪慧所倾倒。
二、在进行句子翻译之前，首先，我们要理清句子结构，对句子层次进行一个划分，帮助我们更好地理解句子的意思。
这句话在句型结构上没有什么太复杂的点，第二句话比较长，需要注意的就是要找准这句话的主干部分，即蓝色部分That was evidence。接下里我们具体分析一下第二个句子。
“That the inquisitors had come from around the globe to hear what would be most likely the last public words of the man once called Australia’s oldest working scientist was evidence that his campaign to end his life had captivated audiences worldwide.”
实际上这句话包含两个主要意思。
1）that was evidence.
“That the inquisitors had come from around the globe to hear what would be most likely the last public words of the man once called Australia’s oldest working scientist ”， that引导的实际上是一个主语从句。
to hear what …，what引导的是一个宾语从句，是hear的内容。
其中还包含了一个后置定语从句，once called Australia’s oldest working scientist 是man的后置定语。
2）the evidence showed that his campaign to end his life had captivated audiences worldwide.
“ evidence that his campaign to end his life had captivated audiences worldwide” ，
evidence that基本上可以算作一个固定搭配，理解为“证明了……”。
句子结构理清之后，就可以将句子划分一下层次。
Mr. Goodall spoke on Wednesday / before a phalanx journalists and photographers /in Basel, Switzerland. That / the inquisitors had come from around the globe / to hear/ what would be most likely the last public words / of the man / once called Australia’s oldest working scientist / was evidence / that his campaign to end his life had captivated audiences worldwide.
这样我们就可以把句子划分为这样几个层次：
1、古道尔星期三发表了讲话/接受了采访？（根据文章意思确定）
2、这个讲话/采访是对着一群记者和摄影师做的。
3、采访、讲话的地点在瑞士的巴塞尔。
4、提问者来自世界各地。
5、提问者来此的目的是为了聆听可能是这个人最后的公开发言。
6、这个人曾是澳大利亚最年长的在职科学家。
7、这些都是证据。
8、这些证据表明他结束自己生命的行动在世界范围内引起了关注。
理清句子意思之后，就可以对句子的结构进行一个重新的梳理，让句子逻辑更加合理，更加符合中文的表达习惯。
因此，给出的官方译文是这样的：古道尔是澳大利亚最年长的在职科学家，周三，他在瑞士巴塞尔接受一群记者和摄影师的采访。提问的人从全球各地赶来，聆听极有可能是他最后的公开发言。这证明他结束自己生命的行动在世界范围内引起了关注。
翻译思维汇总：
1、位移法。将人物背景介绍放在一起，先对人物进行一个总体的概括。
2、在Somebody speak before somebody这样的表达里，如果后面的somebody，即speak的对象是journalist记者的话，就可以理解成汉语里的“采访”。
3、代词的灵活使用。“这”，即前面的一大串内容“that the inquisitors …”。
4、词性转化，evidence，名变动，译为“证明了”。
