1. For that matter, her body required it too, since in the 16th century prolonged virginity was thought to bring on the potentially toxic condition known as green sickness, the abnormal retention of female sperm.

結(jié)構(gòu)剖析：這個(gè)句子是一個(gè)含有原因狀語(yǔ)從句的復(fù)合句。

（1）主句是：for that matter, her body required it too，從句是：since in the 16th century prolonged virginity was thought to bring on the potentially toxic condition known as green sickness, the abnormal retention of female sperm。

（2）先看主句：for that matter是介詞短語(yǔ)做狀語(yǔ)，表示遞進(jìn)關(guān)系。

(3) 再看從句：這個(gè)從句的主要謂語(yǔ)是使用了被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)：was thought to。

從句的主語(yǔ)是prolonged virginity，在這個(gè)主語(yǔ)中使用了過(guò)去分詞修飾名詞virginity，表示它們之間是被動(dòng)關(guān)系。

謂語(yǔ)was though to后面跟有一個(gè)動(dòng)詞不定式：to bring on the potentially toxic condition known as green sickness, the abnormal retention of female sperm，這個(gè)動(dòng)詞不定是表示結(jié)果。

在這個(gè)動(dòng)詞不定式短語(yǔ)中含有一個(gè)過(guò)去分詞短語(yǔ)：known as green sickness，它做后置定語(yǔ)，修飾前面的名詞condition。

而且，還含有一個(gè)同位語(yǔ)the abnormal retention of female sperm，它做sickness的同位語(yǔ)，說(shuō)明這個(gè)sickness是一種什么樣的病。

2. The problem, though, as Cecil was painfully aware, was that if he pushed Elizabeth too hard, she might just end up plumping for the man everyone assumed she really loved.

結(jié)構(gòu)剖析：這個(gè)句子是一個(gè)含有表語(yǔ)從句的復(fù)合句。

（1）主句是：The problem, though, as Cecil was painfully aware, was，表語(yǔ)從句是：that if he pushed Elizabeth too hard, she might just end up plumping for the man everyone assumed she really loved。

（2）先看主句：主句中含有一個(gè)由as引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句修飾名詞problem,定語(yǔ)從句是：as Cecil was painfully aware。

（3）再看從句：從句是有that而引導(dǎo)的表語(yǔ)從句。這個(gè)表語(yǔ)從句是一個(gè)含有條件狀語(yǔ)從句的符合句。

主句是：she might just end up plumping for the man everyone assumed she really loved，從句是：if he pushed Elizabeth too hard。

在這個(gè)主句中含有2個(gè)定語(yǔ)從句：everyone assumed she really loved，一個(gè)是everyone assumed，另一個(gè)是she really loved。 其先行詞是man，它們?cè)趶木渲凶鲑e語(yǔ)，它指代人，那么可以用的關(guān)系代詞可以是who，也可以是whom，還可以是that，由于做賓語(yǔ)，作為引導(dǎo)的關(guān)系代詞可以省略。