It was through his reading of modernist literature, particularly Proust’s In Search of Lost Time, that Wolfe developed what Robinson calls “a characteristic Wolfe style, in which a syntax, sensibility, precision, and analytical power reminiscent of Proust are set on the clones, robots, six-armed monsters, and all the rest of the matter of his beloved pulp tradition.”

重点语料

modernist(n./adj.): 现代主义的

literature(n.): 文学作品

Proust(n.): 本文中指法国小说家“普鲁斯特”

characteristic(n./adj.)：典型的，特有的

syntax(n.)：语言的句法

sensibility(n.)：敏感度，感悟力

precision(n.)：精准度，严谨性

analytical(adj.)：分析的

reminiscent of(n./adj.)：令人想起(某事)

matter(v./n.)：角色

beloved(n./adj.)：心爱的，挚爱的

pulp(v./n.)：低俗的小说

结构分析

句子主干：through his reading of modernist literature, Wolfe developed what Robinson calls “a characteristic Wolfe style”

主句主语：Wolfe

主句谓语：developed

主句宾语：what Robinson calls “a characteristic Wolfe style”

主句状语：through his reading of modernist literature

宾语从句结构分析

主句中的宾语从句：what Robinson calls “a characteristic Wolfe style”

宾语从句主语：Robinson

宾语从句谓语：calls

宾语从句直接宾语：”a characteristic Wolfe style”

宾语从句间接宾语：what

定语从句结构分析

修饰”a characteristic Wolfe style”的定语从句：in which a syntax, sensibility, precision, analytical power reminiscent of Proust are set on the clones, robots, six-armed monsters and the rest of the matter of his beloved pulp tradition.

定语从句主语：a syntax, sensibility, precision,analytical power reminiscent of Proust

定语从句谓语：are set on

定语从句宾语：the clones, robots, six-armed monsters and the rest of the matter of his beloved pulp tradition

定语从句状语：in which(which指代的是前面的”a characteristic Wolfe style”)

全句翻译

正是通过阅读现代主义文学作品，尤其是普鲁斯特的《追忆似水年华》，沃尔夫才形成了罗宾逊所称的“独特的沃尔夫风格”，那种有普鲁斯特影子的句法，感悟力，严谨性和分析能力被置于克隆人，机器人，六臂怪兽以及其他他所钟爱的传统低俗小说的角色身上。

经验分享

这句话用了一个非常常见但对于有些同学来说不好辨认的语法知识--强调句。有些人可能会以为是主语从句后置，但是句子逻辑上又无法理解。这时候不妨把”it is...that”去掉，你会发现句子的结构实际上更清晰了，主干也暴露在了同学们的面前。除此之外还要注意，强调句一出现，中文翻译大都会加上“正是”这两个字。

这句话的宾语是个宾语从句，连接词”what”在主句和从句中都担任宾语，这也与后面的宾语从句中的谓语动词”call”接双宾语吻合，即”call sb. sth.”的用法。

在宾语从句之后，有一个修饰前面的名词结构”a characteristic Wolfe style”的定语从句。这个定语从句虽然很长，但只要知道”in which”在定语从句中作状语就够了，把定语从句还原后的样子是--a syntax, sensibility, precision, and analytical power reminiscent of Proust are set on the clones, robots, six-armed monsters, and all the rest of the matter of his beloved pulp tradition in “a characteristic Wolfe style”