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When Oscar Pistorius was convicted of murder, the presiding judge described the case as a "human tragedy of Shakespearean propor

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问题    When Oscar Pistorius was convicted of murder, the presiding judge described the case as a "human tragedy of Shakespearean proportions". 【F1】The Paralymyic (残奥会的) athlete’s fall from grace had followed a narrative arc that made this comparison appropriate: overcoming severe disability to reach "Olympian heights", falling in love with a beautiful model, and, in a coincidence that wouldn’t be out of place in one of Shakespeare’s plays, taking her life on Valentine’s Day. Mr. Pistorius’s tragic flaw manifested itself in an enthusiasm for guns.
   Mr. Pistorius’s case is, indeed, peculiarly Shakespearean. 【F2】But Justice Eric Leach, who delivered the judgment, is but one of a vast crowd who have turned to the playwright in times of legal need. Four years ago, Britain’s High Court evoked "King Lear" in a trial regarding a "menacing" joke on Twitter— they eventually overturned a conviction on the grounds that social-media users "are free to speak not what they ought to say, but what they feel". These examples illuminate and beautify, and make court proceedings user-friendly.
   【F3】Lawyers’ love of Shakespeare is appropriate given that more of his lines are devoted to discussing law than any other profession. (Some think his knowledge of the law was so detailed that the "real" Shakespeare must have been a lawyer.) The words of Shakespeare are likely to echo around courtrooms for decades to come. There are sensible reasons behind this; the University of Southampton, in line with recent studies, states that it offers the opportunity to study law through a literary perspective in order to "help law students to become more ethically shrewd practitioners". 【F4】A study argues that reading literary fiction makes people show empathy, challenge preconceptions, and be more flexible in their decisionmaking—all of which are, presumably, desirable in practitioners of the law. A literary sensibility enables lawyers to present clear, structured opinions and briefs.
   But what is it about the work of Shakespeare, in particular, that lends itself to legal quotation and reflection? One answer lies in Shakespeare’s status as an embodiment of high culture; citing him seeks to invest the judgment with credibility and invoke a sense of history. Another option is Shakespeare’s universality—everyone has either read, or claims to have read, plays like "Hamlet". 【F5】Either way, 400 years after the playwright’s death, Ben Jonson’s assessment is as true as ever Shakespeare’s plays and wisdom are "not of an age, but for all time".
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答案这位残奥会运动员的堕落事件遵循了一个让对比充满合理性的故事情节：他克服了严重的身体残疾障碍，竞技水平达到“奥林匹克级别的高度”，并和一位美丽的女模特坠入爱河，然后，巧合般地与莎士比亚的某场戏剧如出一辙，在情人节杀害了自己的女友。
解析 ①此句篇幅较长，但结构不复杂：主句是主谓宾结构，后面带有一个定语从句。冒号后面是三个并列的现在分词短语，第三个现在分词短语之前有一个that引导的定语从句修饰先行词coincidence。②fall from grace是名词短语，意为“堕入歧途”。定语从句1 that made this comparison appropriate修饰先行词a narrative arc，说明这是让对比显得合理的故事情节。③in a coincidence意为“在巧合的情况下”，作现在分词taking…的状语。其后that引导的定语从句2修饰先行词coincidence。be out of place意为“不合适的；不相称的”，此处说明“在莎士比亚的某场戏剧里没有不恰当的巧合之处”。
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