今日长难句：

选自《经济学人》

The public is skeptical about this claim, given the various allegations that tainted him and his family during the unedifying/?n?ed?fa???/ campaign, not to mention those flung at his opponent.

公众对这一说法持怀疑态度，因为在这场不光彩的竞选活动中，他和他的家人受到了各种各样的指控，更不用说那些针对他的对手的指控了。

这句话的主句The public is skeptical about this claim,公众对这一说法持怀疑态度，之后跟随介词短语作状语 given the various allegations，注意given作介词意思是“考虑到；鉴于”，意思相当于when you consider sth。鉴于各种指控，什么样的指控？之后跟随that引导的定语从句修饰allegations， that tainted him and his family during the unedifying campaign，玷污他和他家人的在不光彩的竞选活动中的指控。not to mention those flung at his opponent.注意其中not to mention这个固定搭配意思是“更不必说；不必提及”，those指代的是 allegations，allegations之后跟随省略连词that的定语从句，（that）flung at his opponent，注意fling at表示“扔向；抨击”。更不用说那些针对他的对手的指控了。

总结下，这句话由3个简单句组成，3个谓语动词是is，tainted和flung。整句话意思是：公众对这一说法持怀疑态度，因为在这场不光彩的竞选活动中，他和他的家人受到了各种各样的指控，更不用说那些针对他的对手的指控了。

核心要点：

1.skeptical adj. 不相信的，持怀疑态度的；

例：The public are skeptical about his claim that he has found a South China tiger, because they can't grow in such an area at all.

公众对他发现华南虎的声明持怀疑态度，因为华南虎根本不可能在这种地方生长。

2.fling v. 扔，掷；粗暴地（向某人）说 n. 短暂的风流韵事；一阵尽情的欢乐

例：Fling her into the kitchen!

把她扔到厨房里去！

3.taint v. 污染；玷污；使腐坏 n. 腐坏；污染；

例：Her government never really shook off the taint of corruption.

她的政府从未真正甩掉腐败的污点。

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