考研英语长难句:一句句突破长难句(20)
长难句:The Lord Chancellor said introduction of the Human Rights Bill ( 《法案》), which makes the European Convention on Human Rights(《欧洲公约》) legally binding in Britain , laid down that everybody was entitled to privacy and that public figures could go to court to protect themselves and their familes.
结构剖析:本句的主干是 The Lord Chancellor said introduction of the Human Rights Bill ... laid down that.. and that..., 主语是 The Lord Chancellor, 谓语是 said , 后面是 said 的宾语从句 introduction of the Human Rights Bill ... laid down that ... and that... ,其中主语 introduction of the Human Rights Bill 后面是 which 引导的一个非限制定语从句 which makes the European Convention on Human Rights legally binding in Britain, 谓语是 laid down ,后面带有 and 连接的两个宾语从句: that everybody was entitled to privacy 与 that public fugures could go to court to protect themselves and their families.
核心词汇:convention 公约;会议;惯例
entitled to 有权享有
binding 有约束力的
public figure 公众人物
lay down 规定,制定
go to court 起诉,上法庭
参考译文:大法官说《法案》的引入使《欧洲公约》在英国具有法律约束力。《法案》规定每个人都享有个人隐私权,而且公众人物可以通过起诉保护自己和家人的隐私权。