The casual friendliness of many Americans should be interpreted neither as superficial nor as artificial,but as the result of a historically developed cultural tradition.
一、结构解析
The casual friendliness(主) of many Americans(后置定语) should be interpreted(谓) neither as superficial nor as artificial,but as the result of a historically developed cultural tradition(宾).
二、重点词汇
1.casual
adj.偶然的,碰巧的;随便的,漫不经心的;临时的,非正式的
n.临时工
【搭配】casual sex 性开放
2.friendliness
n.友谊;友好,亲切;亲密
3.interpret
v.解释,说明;口译
【派生】misinterpret v.误解 misinterpretation n.误解
4.neither
adj.(两者)都不得
【搭配】neither nor
5.superficial
adj.表面的;肤浅的
6.artificial
adj.人工的; 人造的; 假的; 人为的; 非自然的; 虚假的; 假装的;
7.historically
adv.历史上地;从历史观点上说
【派生】historical 历史(上)的,与历史有关的 historic adj.具有历史意义的
8.tradition
n. 传统,惯例;传说
【搭配】cultural tradition 文化传统
三、参考翻译
很多美国人不经意表现出的友好不应该被看作是表面或虚假的应酬,而应该看成是历史上形成的文化传统。