22. Washington, who had begun to believe that all men were created equal after observing the bravery of the black soldiers during the Revolutionary War, overcame the strong opposition of his relatives to grant his slaves their freedom in his will.
【分析】復合句。主句主干為 Washington overcame the strong opposition。 who 引導的非限定性定語從句修飾 Washington，其中 that 引導的從句作 believe 的賓語，after...the Revolutionary War 為時間狀語。句尾的不定式 to grant... 結構作 overcame 的目的狀語。
【譯文】在獨立戰爭期間，華盛頓目睹了黑人士兵的英勇，他開始相信人人生而平等。于是他不顧親友的強烈反對，把賦予奴隸自由的決定寫進了遺書。
【點撥】1) overcome 意為“戰勝，克服”，常用的搭配有：overcome difficulty/adversity 戰勝困難/困境；overcome dread 克服恐懼；overcome troubles 踏平坎坷。2) grant sb. sth.意為“授予某人某物”。

23. Your outline should smoothly conduct you from one point to the next, but do not permit it to railroad you.
【分析】并列句。but 連接兩個轉折關系的并列分句，第二個分句為祈使句。
【譯文】你的寫作提綱應該指引你從一個點自然過渡到下一個點，但卻不束縛你的思路。
【點撥】1）conduct 可作名詞和動詞，有“管理；指導；實施；進行；指揮；引路”等含義，句中該詞為動詞，意為“指導，指引”。2)railroad 作名詞的情況比較常見，意為“鐵路，鐵路公司”；句中該詞為動詞，意為“強迫”。