Question

句子结构 分析

<<A Ten-Day Step-by-Step Guide to the IELTS Writing Test>>的第三版前言的第二段的第一句话,I confess that I did not quite anticipate the extraordinary critical acclaim and rave reader reviews this book would receive before letting it go to press eighteen months ago. 谁能帮我分析一下这句话的句子结构. Thanks a lot!
问题主要是在rave reader reviews this book would receive：
1．如果reviews作名词的话，那么this book would receive为定语从句修饰reader reviews。
问题：rave为不及物动词，怎么能接名词？
2.如果reviews作动词的话，那么reader为reviews的主语, this book would receive为它的定语从句.
问题：a. reader是可数名词，为什么没有冠词或加s？ b. receive为什么没有宾语，怎么翻译？
C. reader reviews this book would receive作什么句子成份？

Answer 1

总体来看是一个宾语从句 从句中是由and连接的两个分句

Answer 2

分析如下：
主句：I confess
that引导的是一句宾语从句， 而在reviews之后又出现了一个定语从句：this book would receive, 修饰rave reader reviews.

rave这里应该是名词，rave reader reviews: 读者狂热的评论(追捧)

this book would receive在宾语从句中又是extraordinary critical acclaim和rave reader reviews定语从句，意为本书可能会受到喝彩禾追捧，(正常语序是：this book would receive the extraordinary critical acclaim and rave reader reviews......)

整句话的意思：我承认，18个月前本书付印之前，我并没有意想到本书会获得异乎寻常的喝彩以及读者狂热的追捧。（大致意思）