· 长难句 ·

Therefore, animals cannot have rights. The idea of punishing a tiger that kills somebody is absurd, for exactly the same reason, so is the idea that tigers have rights.

· 词的处理 ·

absurd / əbˈsə:d / adj. 荒谬的，荒诞的

· 句子翻译分析 ·

Therefore, animals cannot have rights. The idea of punishing a tiger that kills somebody is absurd, for exactly the same reason, so is the idea that tigers have rights.

译：因此动物不可能有权利。惩罚吃人的老虎的想法是荒谬的。同样，认为老虎有权利也是荒谬的。

1. 首句较为简单，不做分析。二句主干为The idea of punishing a tiger/ is /absurd, so/is/ the idea that …;that kills somebody为定语从句，修a tiger.

2. for exactly the same reason修饰so is the idea that tigers have rights; 其中so is the idea 为倒装形式，表前后相同的情况;that tigers have rights 为idea 的同位语，解释其内容。