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今日长难句
Before each of their revelations, many thinkers at the time had sustained more ancient ways of thinking, including the geocentric view that the Earth was at the centre of our universe.
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词汇解析
revelation[ˌrevəˈleɪʃ(ə)n]
n. 被揭示的真相，被揭露的内情；揭露，披露；出乎意料的事物，令人惊喜的发现；（上帝的）启示，默示
geocentric[ˌdʒiːəʊˈsentrɪk]
adj. 以地球为中心的；由地心开始测量的
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结构分析
本句的主干是 many thinkers ··· the centre of our universe 为同位语从句，修饰 the geocentric view。
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参考译文
Before each of their revelations, many thinkers at the time had sustained more ancient ways of thinking, including the geocentric view that the Earth was at the centre of our universe.
在他们的思想启示每次出现之前，许多当时的思想家都坚持着更为古老的思维方式，其中包括地球是我们宇宙的中心的“地心说”。
