《红宝书》考研英语词汇
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 每日一句this would be reasonable if it were not for the fact that scientists can easily arrange to cite themselves in their future publications, or get associates to do so for them in return for similar favours.
词汇打破
cite [sa?t] vt. 引证；传讯；想起；赞誉favour [?fe?v?r] n. 偏疼；附和；善行vt. 撑持；喜爱；有助于规划分析
本句的骨干是 this would be reasonable。if it were not for the fact that scientists can easily arrange to cite themselves in their future publications, or get associates to do so for them in return for similar favours 为条件状语从句，其间 that scientists can easily arrange to cite themselves in their future publications, or get associates to do so for them in return for similar favours 为 the fact 的同位语从句。参阅译文
假定不是因为科学家可以很简略地组织自个在将来的出书物中引证自个的名字，或许不是为了得到类似的撑持而让他们的火伴为他们这样做，那么这将是合理的。