(63)
To those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share, we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends. United, there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures. (64)
Divided, there is little we can do─for we dare not meet a powerful challenge at odds and split asunder. To those new States whom we welcome to the ranks of the free, (65)
we pledge our word that one form of colonial control shall not have passed away merely to be replaced by a far greater iron tyranny. We shall not always expect to find them supporting our view. (66)
But we shall always hope to find them strongly supporting their own freedom─and to remember that, (67)
in the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside. (From Inaugural Address)(67) in the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside.
【正确答案】:过去,那些骑在老虎背上愚蠢地攫取权力的人最终葬身在虎腹。
【题目解析】:这是一个复杂句。who引导了一个定语从句限定修饰those;sought power是惯用搭配,表示“攫取权力”;end up用来表示结果,inside是主语补足成分,意指上文提到的inside the tiger。