23考研英语：长难句带练分析（二）

(2013英语一Text 4)The constitutional principles that Washington alone has the power to “establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization” and that federal laws precedes state laws are noncontroversial.

词汇积累：constitutional 宪法的;principle 原则;naturalization 归化、入籍;precede 先于;

句子分析：本句为主系表结构，主干为The constitutional principles are noncontroversial，其中穿插了两个that引导的同位语从句，对主语constitutional principles进行解释说明，第一个同位语从句中包含to “establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization” 作后置定语修饰名词power;

参考译文：宪法的两项原则毫无争议，即只有华盛顿有权制定统一的归化规则及联邦法律优先于州级法律。