After six months of arguing and final 16 hours of hot parliamentary debates, Australia's Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die .The measure pased by the convincing vote of 15 to 10 .(1997年 Text 1)
[长难句剖析]
第一句的主干是Australia's Northern Territory became the first legal authority .其他部分都是修饰成分.包括由After引导的时间状语从句,短语alow sb to do sth ,而who引导的定语从句是修饰patients.
[核心语言点注释]
1.parliamentary a.议会的;国会的;
2.Territory n.领土;版图;领域;范围;
例句:
The Taiwan Island is part of our territory .
台湾岛是我国领土的一部分.
3.legal authority 合法当局
[超链接]legal 合法的;法定的;
反义词: illegal 非法的;
重点搭配:
legal affairs 法律事务
legal adviser 法律顾问
legal holiday 法定假日
legal person 法人
illegal market =black market 黑市
4.the convincing vote 令人信服的投票
5.measure n.尺寸;分量;方法;措施;v.有...长
重点搭配:
make measures to do sth =take steps to do sth =take measures to do sth 采取措施干某事
measure up 合格;符合标准
for good measure 另外;
beyond measure 无可估量;极度;
flexible measures 灵活的措施
visible measures 可行的措施
effective measurs 有效的措施
tough measures 严格的措施
positive measures 积极的措施
6.hot debates 激烈的争论
fierce debates 激烈的争论 (同义表达)
[译文]
6个月的争论和最后16个小时国会的激烈辩论之后,澳大利亚北部地区成为世界上第一个合法当局,允许医生根据绝症病人的个人意愿来结束其生命.这一措施和法案以令人信服的15票对10票通过.
