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no one can be a great thinker who does not realize that as a thinker it is his first duty to follow his intellect to whatever conclusions it may lead.
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要点:该句中主句主语no one的定语从句比较长(从who一直到句尾),因此被句子的复合谓语(系表结构can be a great thinker)分隔开。翻译时宜改变原句结构,重新组合。另外,还可将定语从句转译为条件状语。
译文:作为一个思想家,首要的责任就是按照自己理性思考去得出不管是什么样的结论,如果意识不到这一点,他就不可能成为伟大的思想家。