2018考研英語長(zhǎng)難句分析指導(dǎo)（十八）

　　It is because of the close association in most people’s minds of tools with man that special attention has always been focused upon any animal able to use an object as a tool，but it is important to realize that this ability，on its own，does not necessarily indicate any special intelligence in the creature concerned.

　　結(jié)構(gòu)分析:句子的框架是It is because of…that…，but it is important to realize that…。but連接兩個(gè)并列句，but前的并列分句為It is…that…強(qiáng)調(diào)結(jié)構(gòu)，強(qiáng)調(diào)because of引導(dǎo)的狀語。but后的并列分句又有that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句做realize的賓語。the close association in most people’s minds of tools with man中注意in most people’s minds把the close association of tools with man(工具與人類的密切聯(lián)系)分隔開來。兩個(gè)并列句中分別有able to use an object as a tool和concerned分別做其前面名詞animal和the creature的后置定語。man根據(jù)上下文在此處指“人類”，而不是“男人”;not necessarily譯為“不一定、未必”;on its own意為“獨(dú)立地，憑自己力量”，在此轉(zhuǎn)譯為“就其自身而言”。

　　譯文： 正是由于在大多數(shù)人頭腦中工具與人類聯(lián)系密切，人類才特別關(guān)注有能力把物體當(dāng)工具使用的任何一種動(dòng)物。但值得注意的是，這種能力就其自身而言，并不表明這種動(dòng)物有什么特別的智慧。