Chapter 1
The time has passed when he was an object of ridicule, and it is no longer a mark of eccentricity to defend or of perversity to extol him. His faults are accepted as the necessary complement to his merits.
【词汇注释】
- object n.物体、目的、宾语、对象 v.反对
- ridicule n.嘲笑
- no longer adv.不再
- a mark of ......的标志
- eccentricity n.古怪、怪癖
- defend v.保卫、防御、捍卫
- perversity n.任性、邪恶
- extol v.颂扬
- necessary a.必要的
- complement n.补足物、衬托物 v.补充、衬托
- merit n.优点、价值
【句法分析】
- The time has passed when he was an object of ridicule，主语：The time；谓语：has passed；时间状语：when he was an object of ridicule
- it is no longer a mark of eccentricity to defend or of perversity to extol him.由or连接的两个句子，第二个句子有省略。详细解析见杂货铺。
3.His faults are accepted as the necessary complement to his merits. 主语：His faults；谓语：are accepted，被动语态；"as the necessary complement"介词短语作主语的补语；“to his merits“介词短语作complement的定语
【杂货铺】
不定式作主语
不定作主语时通常放在后面，用it作形式主语来指代真正的主语，即不定式
- It is important to enforce law.
- It takes time and effort to master English.
- It is my duty to help you with your English.
如果要明确说出不定式的逻辑主语，可以通过for给出
- It is important for us to study English. (由for引出逻辑主语us，表示study这个动作的执行者)
本句中：it is no longer a mark of eccentricity to defend or of perversity to extol him. 由or连接两个句子，并省略了第二个句子中与第一个句子相同的部分
- It is no longer a mark of eccentricity to defend.
- It is no longer a mark of perversity to extol him.
这两个句子都是由It 作形式主语，指代真正的主语“to defend”和"to extol him"
他遭受揶揄讥讽的年代已经过去，为他辩护也好，赞颂他也罢，都不会被斥为不可理喻的行为或乖张的表现。他的一些不足之处也被世人所接受，人们认为没有这些缺点就不会有他的那些优点。
