Question

英语句子结构分析.

In a speech at a local TED event, Bratton said the talks fail to address changes in the real work and that they are "placebos" which can't really solve any serious problems in society.

"......fail to address changes in the real work and that they are...." , 这个"that"可不可以省略? 看上去这个that好像在句子里面没有代表成份?

Answer 1

the talksfail to address changes in the real work and that they are "placebos"which can't really solve any serious problems in society 的具体结构如下：

• 主语：the talks

• 复合谓语动词：fail toaddress 未能具体指出

• 并列宾语部分：

　　1、changes inthe real work 在实际工作中的各种改变

　　2、and thatthey are "placebos" which can't really solve any serious problems insociety. 不能真正解决社会上任何难以处理问题的改变，也就是说这些改变只是安慰而已。 其中——

　　【宾语核心词】that （指代上文的changes inthe real work）

　　【的同位语从句】they are"placebos" （省略了连词 that）

　　【分隔定语从句】which can'treally solve any serious problems in society 

追问

我想应该不是这样理解吧! and 接连的应该是两句结构相同的话.they are "placebos" 这个they 应该是指前面的talks. 我想应该是changes in the real work是宾语, 但后面应该是作者接着说的另外一句话, 不是宾语.这种谈论只是一种安慰剂,它不能够真正的解决任何社会问题.你认为呢?

追答

确实是我看错了，and 前后是 talk 的并列的宾语从句，第二个从句由于离开动词较远而不能省略）手机回答，不很不方便，只能说这么多。

追问

"and 前后是 talk 的并列的宾语从句" 不是吧? 应该是said的并列宾语从句.

追答

是的，应该是 said后的间接引语。那天是在手机上看的，没注意 talks 是名词。其实是一个十分简单的结构，让我一开始给搞复杂了。

• 主语：Bratton

• 谓语动词：said

• 并列宾语从句：

　　1、 the talks fail to address changes in the realwork

　　2、 and that they are "placebos" whichcan't really solve any serious problems in society.

Friday, July 11

Answer 2

您好，这个句子不缺成分，所以that可以省略
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Answer 3

1. afraid u (= 张达人zhdr) do NOT understand the structure of the sentence! the subject of the whole sentence is ‘Bratton’; the predicate is ‘said’; there are two object clauses:

2. A) ‘the talks fail to address changes in the real work’ & B) ‘that they are "placebos" which can't really solve any serious problems in society.’

3. in formal written English, if the second object clause is not introduced by a wh-word, native speakers will use ‘and that’ (as is the case in this sentence) or ‘, and that”.

4. let’s reduce the whole sentence to its core: ‘Bratton said (that) the talks fail to address changes and that they (they = the talks) are "placebos".’

5. ‘that’ in ‘and that’ cannot be left out in formal English.

6. ‘【宾语核心词】that （指代上文的 changes in the real work）’ – No! No! No! ‘that’ introduces the second object clause.

7. ‘【的同位语从句】they are "placebos" （省略了连词 that）’ – ‘they are placebos’ is the second object clause.

8. ‘【分隔定语从句】which can't really solve any serious problems in society’ – it is an attributive clause qualifying ‘placebos’. btw, what is called ‘分隔定语从句’ indeed? ignotum per ignotius!

9. ‘第二个从句由于离开动词较远而 [that] 不能省略）' -- 您这是什么能省略与不能省略的理由哇？ 参见第三点。 我频繁的发现，只要句子稍长一些，您在分析句子结构时就往往出错。

Answer 4

貌似可以省略 凭语感