英文真差。上班这么久觉得英文没怎么进步

所以现在有空看看英文小说。碰到这一句，怎么这么别扭啊。

The despotism and hatred of Liberalism which animated
the Continental governments had had the effect of driving to our shores a
number of men who might have made excellent citizens were they not
soured by the recollection of all that they had undergone.

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• 恩，一般高级的领导听的懂。我那俩同事简直典型澳洲人 -corexin- ♂ (50 bytes) () 08/26/2010 postreply 05:43:04

• 这段英文很生涩，结构用词都不到位，瞎拽。就别自责了。;p -驭风而行- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/26/2010 postreply 06:09:09

• 你英文比作家还强啊? -臭鼬，花花的- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/26/2010 postreply 06:11:26

• 哎，跟我有什么关系？我演不了电影就不能说演得不好拉？;p -驭风而行- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/26/2010 postreply 06:18:41

• 能评价英文作家的英文好不好这本身就是英文很好的象征啊 -臭鼬，花花的- ♀ (5 bytes) () 08/26/2010 postreply 06:24:17