Question

谁能帮我分析一下这个句子的结构

The spirit is perfect ,but when it inhabits human structures,it participates in the imperfections of the latter ; and during its association with matter takes on the mortal weaknesses , desires and limitations.

Answer 1

帮你断个句吧。。。

The spirit is perfect,
but when it inhabits human structures,
it participates in
the imperfections of the latter ;
and
during
its association
with matter
takes on
the mortal weaknesses , desires and limitations.

Answer 2

The spirit 是这句话的主语，后面的it都是指代The spirit ，and前后也就是分号前后是两个并列句。 when 和 during 是这两个并列句里面的条件引导词；participates 和takes on 是这两个句子里面的谓语；in the imperfections of the latter和 the mortal weaknesses , desires and limitations分别是宾语。所以这句话的意思是：这个精神是完美的，但当它栖息在人体结构时，参与了后者的缺陷性；以及在其与物质融合在一起时呈现了致命的弱点,欲望和限制性。

Answer 3

连词but前后两个句子并列，即The spirit is perfect ,but when it inhabits human structures和it participates in the imperfections of the latter ; and during its association with matter takes on the mortal weaknesses , desires and limitations.并列。when it inhabits human structures是时间状语从句！participates和takes是两个并列的谓语动词