例3：

　　【原句】"The test of any democratic society," he wrote in a Wall Street Journal column, "lies not in how well it can control expression but in whether it givens freedom of thought and expression the widest possible latitude, however disputable or irritating the results may sometimes be. We won't retreat in the face of any threats."

　　【解析】主句：he wrote in a Wall Street Journal column；主句的宾语从句2（直接引语）：The test of any democratic society lies not in...but in...；从句的宾语从句1：how well it can control expression；从句的宾语从句2：whether it givens freedom of thought and expression the widest possible latitude；从句的让步状语从句：however disputable or irritating the results may sometimes be；主语的宾语从句2：We won't retreat in the face of any threats.

　　【译文】他在《华尔街日报》一篇专栏文章中写道："任何一个民主社会的考验不在于它能多有效地控制各种情感的表达，而在于是否给予了人们最广泛的思考和表达的自由，无论有时这种结果会引起多大的争论和愤怒。我们不会在任何威胁面前退却。"

　　世上无难事，只怕有心人。通过以上几个例子，对于长难句的理解和翻译相信大家会有更深刻的理解。其实，一切长难句都是"纸老虎"，打败它们的方法就是分析语法和句子结构。2016考研紧紧把握住这个关键，相信大家一定可以战无不胜！