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句子4：While physical abuse of children has been widely studied, child development specialists have begun to focus more attention on emotional abuse, which studies suggest can be equally harmful. In 2002, the American Academy of Pediatrics reported that “a chronic pattern of psychological maltreatment destroys a child’s sense of self and personal safety.”
        【单词解说】
①Pediatrics  [ˌpidiˈætrɪks]  n.儿科学
the American Academy of Pediatrics美国儿科学会
②chronic [ˈkrɑnɪk]   adj. 长期的，慢性的
chronic illness慢性疾病
③maltreatment [mælˈtritmənt]  n. 虐待，不正当对待
相当于abuse。动词是maltreat
        【句式分析】
While physical abuse of children has been widely studied, child development specialists have begun to focus more attention on emotional abuse, which studies suggest can be equally harmful.
While这里是并列连词，连接两个句子。Which引导非限制性定语从句，中心词是前面emotional abuse.
        【译文解读】
译文：人们对孩子身体受到虐待已有广泛的研究，如今儿童成长专家开始着重情绪虐待的研究。多项研究发现，情绪虐待跟肉体虐待一样会造成伤害。2002年美国小儿科学会曾经指出，“慢性心理虐待会摧毁儿童的自我及个人安全感”。
解读：
①While physical abuse of children has been widely studied翻译时要被动转主动。XX被研究，转化成主动就是谁研究XX。补充主语人们。Physical abuse of children直译是孩子们的身体虐待，不通顺。孩子们和身体虐待之间是什么关系呢，是孩子们身体受到虐待。Focus attention on意为“集中精力于”， focus more attention on sth即集中更多的精力于，就是着重的意思。Studies复数形式，翻译时要体现出来，即“多项研究”。which studies suggest can be equally harmful这句话的正常语序是studies suggest (that) which(emotional abuse) can be equally harmful.
②In 2002, the American Academy of Pediatrics reported that “a chronic pattern of psychological maltreatment destroys a child’s sense of self and personal safety.” 这句话中的核心谓语动词reported是过去式，在翻译的时候也要把时态点名，翻译为“曾指出”。a chronic pattern of…直译可以理解为“慢性模式”，即心理虐待的慢性模式，慢性本身就是一种心里虐待的模式，所以这里把慢性翻译出来就足够，范畴词模式不译。sense of ……表示XX感。
        【课外拓展】
自豪感：a sense of national pride
危机感：sense of danger

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