考研阅读逐句翻译2002年第4篇第5句 George Annas, chair of the health law department at Boston University, maintains that, as long as a doctor prescribes a drug for a legitimate medical purpose, the doctor has done nothing illegal even if th epatient uses the drug to hasten death.

　　词汇：

　　maintain//v. 维持，保持保修，保养坚持说

　　prescribe//v. 开药方规定

　　legitimate//adj. 法定的，依法的，合法的正当的，合理的

　　结构：

　　George Annas, chair of the health law department at Boston University, maintains (主句)//that, as long as a doctor prescribes a drug for a legitimate medical purpose(that宾语从句，其中as long as引导条件状语从句), //the doctor has done nothing illegal (状语从句对应的主句)//even if the patient uses the drug to hasten death(even if引导让步状语从句).

　　译文：

　　波士顿大学健康法律系主任乔治·安纳斯坚持认为，只要医生开药是出于合理的医疗目的，那么即使病人因服药该药而加速死亡，医生也不算做了什么违法的事情。