（二）句型结构

1．There is no surgical patient I cannot treat competently, treat just as well or better than any other surgeon.
对任何外科病人的治疗，我都能胜任，我的治疗和其他外科医生一样好，甚至好于任何其他的外科医生。

句式：双重否定，表示强调。全句用There be引导，第二重否定包含在定语从句中，逗号以后的部分是递进的关系。所以在语气上句子层层深入，先后从三个层面上表达了诺兰的自信。
转换为肯定句后，语气较弱：
I can treat any surgical patient competently…

2. It was the only way I could find the peace of mind I needed to relax.
惟有这样，我才能找到安心休息所需要的内心平静。

这句结构较复杂，在从句中套从句，共包含有两个定语从句，其各部分关系如下：基本结构为：It was the only way to relax.
加入修饰the only way的定语从句就成了：
It was the only way in which I could find the peace of mind to relax.
再加入the peace of mind的修饰成分的一个小定语从句就写成了书上的句子。
It was the only way (in which) I could find the peace of mind (that/which) I needed to relax.

3. There were still situations in which I couldn't be certain my decision had been the right one, but I had learned to accept this as a constant problem for a surgeon, one that could never be completely resolved--and I could live with it.
在某些情况下我仍然不能确定自己的决定是否正确，但我已学会把这看做一个外科医生经常会遇到的问题，一个永远也不能完全解决的问题--我已能适应它了。

全句是一个复杂的并列复合句，由三部分组成，第一部分为：
There were still situations in which I couldn't be certain my decision had been the right one
第二部分为：but I had learned to accept this as a constant problem for a surgeon
第三部分为：and I could live with it
那么剩余部分one that could never be completely resolved为插入语，或考虑为problem的同位语，补充说明这种problem到底是什么问题。
句末的it指代前面讲过的情况，即医生不敢确定自己的决定是否正确是经常有的事，这个问题永远也无法完全解决。

4. Reviewing it wasn't going to help and I knew that with my knowledge and experience, any decision I'd made was bound to be a sound one.
再想也没什么好处，而且我知道以我的知识和经验，我做的任何决定都将是正确的。

这是一个组合松散的并列复合句。第一部分为Reviewing it wasn't going to help，由动名词作主语，it指代上句中提到的decision，时态为过去将来时。
第二部分为I knew that with my knowledge and experience, any decision I'd made was bound to be a wound one,这句本身的结构为主语I+谓语动词knew +宾语从句that…，其中缩写形式的'd为had，本课中出现很多缩写的'd,有时指had，有时指should，要看它后边的动词是原形还是分词形式，句末的one是代词，指代decision.

5．I'd sweated through my share of stab wounds of the belly, of punctured lungs, of compound fractures. I'd sweated over them for five years. I didn't need to sweat any more.
我战战兢兢地治疗过交在我手下的腹部刺穿、肺穿孔以及复合性骨折等病例。这类外科手术我已战战兢地干了五年。我再也不用担心受怕了。

我组句子由三个sweat连续起来，语气上一气呵成，层层深入，给人以鲜明的印象。sweat的用法也较全面地考察到。sweat through在……过程中感觉紧张，sweat over因为……而感觉紧张，sweat v.感觉紧张
my share of我参与做的……，分给我做的……
例：As the eldest son in a poor family, John took his share of supporting the family from an early age.
作为贫苦之家的长子，约翰从很小的时候起就承担了养家的一份责任。
You have your share of the victory.
胜利也有你的一份。
You haven't done much work in your share.
你那份工作做得并不多。

6．I knew that when I was out in practice I would inevitably err at one time or another and operate on someone who didn't need surgery sit on someone who did.
我知道在我出去开业行医时，说不定什么时候我会不可避免地出差错；会给不需要做手术的人做手术；或延误给那真真需要手术的人手术。

句式：主语+谓语+that宾语从句
在这个宾语从句中又有一个条件式从句和一个主句，紧跟would的谓语动词有三个：err, operate和sit。
err v.犯错，出错误，例：
To err is human.犯错乃是人性。
It's better to err on the side of mercy.
过于仁慈总比不够仁慈好。
operate on sb.给某人做外科手术
A doctor can never be careful enough when he operates on a patient.
医生给病人做手术时怎样小心都不过分。
句末的did是省略形式，完整的说法应为who did need surgery。

7．I could accept this fact with calmness because I knew that if I wasn't able to avoid a mistake, chances are that no other surgeon could have, either.
我能平静地接受这一事实因为我知道如果我不能避免某一错误，别的外科医生可能也不能。

chances are that…(不正式用法) It's likely that…可能……，chances多用复数，例：
If you agree to have this operation, chances are that you may recover sooner.
如果你同意做这个手术，那么你将很有可能尽快康复。
chance可以表示"可能性"，常用作复数，但表示单数含义，也可做不可数名词。
例如：
With such a strong rival, your chances of winning the game are slim.
对手这么强，你获胜的机会很小。
If you take a bus, you have more chance of getting there by the sunset.
如果你坐公共汽车，你就更可能在日落前赶到那里。