1. Whatthey found, in attempting to model thought, is that the human brain’s roughlyone hundred billion nerve cells are much more talented—andhuman perception far more complicated—than previously imagined.
主语从句:What they found
表语从句:the human brain’s roughly one hundred billion nerve cellsare much more talented—and human perception far morecomplicated—than previously imagined
在试图模拟人类思维的过程中,研究人员发现,人类大脑的近一千亿个神经细胞远比以前想象的更聪明,人类的感知能力也复杂得多。
2. Althoughit ruled that there is no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide,the Court in effect supported the medical principle of “double effect,” acenturies-old moral principle holding that an action having two effects—a goodone that is intended and a harmful one that is foreseen—ispermissible if the actor intends only the good effect.
让步状语从句:Although it ruled that...
宾语从句:there is no constitutional right to physician-assistedsuicide
主语:the Court
谓语:supported
宾语:the medical principle of “double effect,”
同位语:a centuries-old moral principle
现在分词做后置定语:holding
宾语从句:that an action having two effects—a good one that is intended and a harmful one that is foreseen
条件状语从句:if the actor intends only the good effect
尽管法庭认定宪法并未赋予医生协助病人自杀的权利,实际上却认可了“双效”医疗原则。这个存在了几个世纪的道德原则认为,如果某种行为具有双重效果——希望达到的好效果和可预见的坏效果,那么,只要行为实施者仅仅意在好的效果,其行为就是允许的。