句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析
第一分句：It is true that during their explorations they often faced difficulties and dangers of the most perilous nature,equipped in a manner which would make a modern climber shudder at the thought,其中——
1.嵌套主語(yǔ)從句的主句：
It is true that during their explorations they often faced difficulties and dangers of the most perilous nature,
（that 引導(dǎo)主語(yǔ)從句,it 是先行主語(yǔ)）
意思：毫無(wú)疑問(wèn),在探險(xiǎn)期間,他們經(jīng)常面對(duì)最具危險(xiǎn)性的困難和威脅
2.過(guò)去分詞短語(yǔ)充當(dāng)?shù)陌殡S狀語(yǔ)：
equipped in a manner which …
意思：以一種方式裝備起來(lái)
3.定語(yǔ)從句（修飾 manner）：
which would make a modern climber shudder at the thought,
意思：會(huì)使一個(gè)現(xiàn)代登山者一想到就毛骨悚然的（方式）
4.make sb.shudder at the thought 讓人一想到就發(fā)抖,
* shudder 是不帶 to 的不定式作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)）
* 介詞短語(yǔ) at … 經(jīng)常用來(lái)表示一種瞬間想到、聽(tīng)到或看到而導(dǎo)致某種心理狀態(tài)的原因,如 at the thought 一想到,at the sight 一看到,at hearing 一聽(tīng)到.
第二分句：but they did not go out of their way to court such excitement.
* go out of their way 故意、有意、違背常理
翻譯：
確實(shí)如此,他們?cè)谔诫U(xiǎn)期間經(jīng)常面對(duì)最具危險(xiǎn)性的困難和威脅,而此時(shí)他們卻以一種讓現(xiàn)代登山者一想到就會(huì)毛骨悚然的方式整裝待發(fā),但是他們并不是有意博取這樣的刺激.