今日长难句：

选自《华盛顿邮报》

They are catching criminals anyway and holding criminals anyway and that there doesn't need to be a separate, second legal process for people who are here without legal citizenship, that if we are doing a good job in this country policing our streets, that serious criminals would be picked up anyway.

他们无论如何都在抓罪犯，无论如何都在关押罪犯，对于在这里没有合法公民身份的人来说，不需要单独的第二个法律程序，如果我们这个国家的治安工作做得好，那些严重的罪犯无论如何都会被抓获。

第一步 简单划分句子成分，进行初步断句

They are /catching criminals anyway /and holding criminals anyway /and that/ there doesn't need to be a separate, second legal process/ for people /who are here /without legal citizenship, that/ if we are doing a good job /in this country/ policing our streets, that serious criminals /would be picked up anyway.

第二步 抓动词，看主语，确定一下句子的基本框架，先看主句再看从句

They are /catching criminals anyway /and holding criminals anyway /and that there doesn't need to be a separate, second legal process for people who are here without legal citizenship, that if we are doing a good job in this country policing our streets, that serious criminals would be picked up anyway.

主语是they，动词是catch和hold，宾语是criminals

and that是一个强调前后承接的结构，可以理解并翻译成“而且、并且”

and that并列出来的是一个There be句型 There doesn't need to be ；....that if 也是这句话的延伸，that表达的是一种延续，没说完的话，后面if条件句，设定了条件和会随之出现的现象。

There doesn't need to be a separate, second legal process. 不需要单独的第二个法律程序

If we are doing a good job..., that serious criminals would be picked up anyway如果我们工作做得好，那些严重的罪犯无论如何都会被抓获

第三步把刚才跳读和略读的修饰性成分（包含介词短语、定语从句等）信息还原，细节补充回去，得到句子清晰完整的全貌

for people who are here without legal citizenship 针对的人群

in this country policing our streets 地点和方式 （主语是我们）

核心要点：

1. criminal n. 罪犯

His job is to battle against all kinds of serious criminals. Yes, he is a very respectable policeman.

2.legal adj. 合法的 反义词illegal

We need to master some basic knowledge related to law, so we can have a clear picture of legal and illegal acts.

3. separate adj. 分开的

We can't look at the two problems separately because they are interrelated.

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