“There are men and women who make the world better just by being the kind of people they are. It really matters very little whether they are behind the wheel of a truck or running a business or bringing up a family. They teach the truth by living it.”
— James A. Garfield,
20th U.S. President
句型分析
There are 【men and women （who make the world better） just by being the kind of people （they are）】.
It really matters www.58yuanyou.com【very little whether they are behind the whATWlnjLheel of a truck/ or running a business/ or bringing up a family】.
They teach the truth (by living it).
去修饰找核心
1.三个主句（核心）
There are men and women
（there be 句型，“有...”）
It really matters very little
It作形式主语，主句 “whether...” 后置
They teach the truth
2.两个定语从句
women//www.58yuanyou.com （who make the world better）
thATWlnjLhe kind of people （they are）
3.介词短语，修饰作用
just by being the kind of people they are
by living it
4.并列短语
the wheel of a truck
or running a business
or bringing up a family
中文释义
「“有些男人和女人只是通过做他们自己的类型，而让世界变得更好。不管他们是开卡车，还是经营企业，还是养家糊口，都无关紧要hATWlnjL。他们透过生活来传授真理。”」
–詹姆斯加菲尔德
第20任美国总统
KEY WORDS
business [bzns] n. 商业;买卖;生意;商务;
例句：
She has set up in business as a hairdresser.
她已经开店当理发师。
bring up [br p] 养育;抚养;养大;谈及;
例句：
We'd been brought up to think that borrowing money was bad
我们从小就被教导借钱是不好的行为。
truth [tru] n. 真相;实情;事实;真实情况;
例句：
The truth (of the matter) is we can't afford to keep all the staff on.
实际情况是我们无力继续聘用所有的职员。
人物链接
詹姆斯艾伯拉姆伽菲尔德（1831年11月19日—1881年9月19日），美国政治家、数学家，生于俄亥俄州。美国共和党人。南北战争期间加入北方军队，与南方奴隶制军队作战，拥有少将军衔。1880年加菲尔德当选为第20任总统，他是美国首位具有神职人员身份的总统。就职仅4个月即遭暗枪，是美国第二位被暗杀的总统。他在数学方面的贡献主要是在勾股定理的证明方面的新成就，他也是美国历史上唯一一位数学家出身的总统。
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