While there are almost as many definitions of historyas there are historians, modern practice most closelyconforms to one that sees history as the attempt torecreate and explain the significant events of thepast.
译文:
尽管对于历史的定义几乎和历史学家一样多,但现代实践最符合这样一种定义,即把历史看作是对过去重大事件的再现和解释。
点睛:
该句中while引导的是让步状语从句,其中包含比较结构as many... as...,比较的是definitions of history和historians的数量。主句中,that引导的是以one为先行词的定语从句,而one指代的是definition ofhistory。see sth. as...意为“把某事物看成…”。
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