《红宝书》考研英语词汇
每日一句
Allen’s contribution was to take an assumption we all share — that because we are not robots we therefore control our thoughts — and reveal its erroneous nature.
词汇突破
assumption [əˈsʌmpʃn]
n. 假定；设想；担任；采取
erroneous [ɪˈrəʊniəs]
adj. 错误的；不正确的
结构分析
句子的主干结构是：Allen’s contribution (主语) + was (系动词) + to take an assumption... and reveal its erroneous nature (表语)。其中，we all share 是定语从句，修饰 an assumption。that because we are not robots we therefore control our thoughts 是同位语从句，进一步解释和说明 an assumption。同位语从句中，because we are not robots 是原因状语从句，we therefore control our thoughts 是主句。
参考译文
艾伦的贡献是采用了我们所有人都共有的假设——因为我们不是机器人，所以我们控制自己的思想——并揭示了其错误的本质。
