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今日长难句
Being interested in the relationship of language and thought,Whorf developed the idea that the structure of language determines the structure of habitual thought in a society.
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词汇解析
develop 形成
determine 决定
habitual adj.习惯性的;成瘾的
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结构分析
主干:主Whorf+谓 developed+宾the idea
修饰:that 引导同位语从句，解释idea 具体内容
修饰:现在分词 being interested 作状语，修饰主干，即:as Whorf is interested in...
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参考译文
因为对于语言和思维的关系感兴趣，Whorf(通过研究)逐渐形成这种观点:即一个社会中，语言的结构，决定了，性思维的结构。
