在職博士的英語考試對于很多在職人員來說是有難度的，所以考生平時就要多做一些練習題來提高個人水平。

　　1. Yet, in several instances, justices acted in waysthat weaken the court's reputation for beingindependent and impartial.

　　【分析】復合句。主句主干為 justices acted。in severalinstances 和 in ways作狀語， that 引導定語從句修飾ways。

　　【譯文】然而，在一些情況下，法官的行為方式削弱了法院保持中立且公正的名聲。

　　2. That kind of activity makes it less likely that the court's decisions will be accepted asimpartial judgements.

　　【分析】復合句，主句為 That kind of activity makes it less likely, it 是形式賓語，真正的賓語是 that 引導的名詞性從句。

　　【譯文】這類行為使得法院的裁定被認為是公正判決的可能性有所下降。

　　【詞法拓展】it 作形式賓語放在動詞與賓語補足語之間，指代不定式、動名詞、從句等，此時，it 無實際意義。這種情況只能用于能以名詞或形容詞作賓語補足語的動詞后面，如feel, consider, find, believe, make, take, imagine,suppose, think, deem, regard, count 等。

　　3. At the very least, the court should make itselfsubject to the code of conduct that applies to therest of the federal judiciary.

　　【分析】復合句。At the very least在句首作狀語，that 引導定語從句修飾 the code of conduct。

　　【譯文】至少，法院應當服從適用于聯邦司法系統其余部門的行為準則。

　　4. They gave justices permanent positions so theywould be free to upset those in power and have noneed to cultivate political support.

　　【分析】復合句。主句為 They gave justices permanent positions, so 引導目的狀語從句，從句主干為they would be free...and have no need...。

　　【譯文】他們給予法官們終身任期，以便法官們能自由地****當權者，且無需拉攏政治支持。

　　5. Constitutional law is political because it resultsfrom choices rooted in fundamental social conceptslike liberty and property.

　　【分析】復合句。主句為 Constitutional law ispolitical。because 引導原因狀語從句;其中分詞短語rooted in... 作定語修飾 choices, 介詞短語 like libertyand property 修飾 concepts。

　　【譯文】憲法是由植根于自由和所有權等基本社會觀念的選擇造成的，因此它是政治性的。