29. Boas felt that the culture of any society must be understood as the result of a unique history and not as one of many cultures belonging to a broader evolutionary stage or type of culture.

【分析】復合句。句子主干是Boas felt that…。that引導賓語從句,賓語從句的主干是the culture of any society must be understood as…and not as…,其中現在分詞短語belonging to…作cultures的后置定語。

【譯文】鮑亞士認為任何社會的文化都應該被理解為某一獨特歷史的產物，而不屬于任何文化更廣義的進化階段或文化類型的一種。

【點撥】evolutionary是evolve的形容詞形式，意為“進化的，發展的，演變的”。

30.Some attributed virtually every important cultural achievement to the inventions of a few, especially gifted peoples that, according to diffusionists , then spread to other cultures.

【分析】復合句。句子的主干包含attribute...to...結構；that引導的定語從句修飾先行詞inventions; according to diffusionists 為插入語。

【譯文】有些人類學家認為,幾乎每項重要的文化成就都是少數特別有天賦的民族所發明創造的。根據傳播論者的看法，這些發明后來傳播到其他的文化中。

【點撥】l) attribute to…含義是“將…歸因于…。”2) virtually意為“幾乎，簡直；實際上”

【臨摹】我們把成功歸因于你的有益的建議和指導。

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21.I have faith in her because her actions are always in keeping with her promises.

23. The sanitary arrangements of the village leave much to be desired.

26. I'm surprised to find that my birthday coincides with John's.

27. As is thoroughly exposed by Eugenie Grandet ,a mister is characterized by greed.

30. We attribute our success to your good advice and good directions .