Although it ruled that there is no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide, the Court in effect supported the medical principle of “double effect,” a centuries-old moral principle holding that an action having two effects—a good one that is intended and a harmful one that is foreseen—is permissible if theactor intends only the good effect.

• constitutional n.憲法，章程；體質(zhì)，體格；組成，構(gòu)成?

• physician n.醫(yī)生，內(nèi)科醫(yī)生

• assict v.幫助，資助?

• suicide n.自殺，自殺者，自殺性行為 court n.法院，法庭?

• effect n.作用，影響，效果 medical adj.醫(yī)學(xué)的，醫(yī)療的?

• principle n.原則，準(zhǔn)則?

• moral adj.有道德的，品行端正的?

• intend v.打算，想要，意思是 foresee v.預(yù)見(jiàn)，預(yù)知?

• permissible adj.允許的，許可的

• ruled（紙張)有橫格的，有平行線(xiàn)的;v.控制; 統(tǒng)治; 支配; 操縱; 決定; 裁定; 判決;

• foreseen?v.預(yù)料; 預(yù)見(jiàn); 預(yù)知

• medical? ?adj.醫(yī)學(xué)的; 醫(yī)療的; 傷病的; 疾病的; 內(nèi)科的;n.體格檢查;

Although it?ruled?that there?is?no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide

原因狀語(yǔ)從句跟著賓語(yǔ)從句

(to?physician-assisted?suicide）介詞作定語(yǔ)修飾right

即使這個(gè)判決中，憲法沒(méi)有賦予醫(yī)生協(xié)助自殺的權(quán)力

the Court in effect?supported?the medical principle of “double effect,”

法院卻在支持雙重效應(yīng)的醫(yī)學(xué)原則

a good one that?is?intendedand a harmful one that is foreseen

同位語(yǔ)

一個(gè)好的計(jì)劃和另一個(gè)可以預(yù)見(jiàn)的有害的

a?centuries-old moral principle holding that an action having two effects—a good one that?is?intended and a harmful one that is foreseen—is?permissible if theactor?intends?only the good effect.

holding?that an action? 非謂語(yǔ)作狀語(yǔ)

having two effects非謂語(yǔ)作定語(yǔ)）修飾cation

if?theactor?intends?only the good effect? 條件狀語(yǔ)從句

如果只用好的效應(yīng)的話(huà)是允許的

世紀(jì)以來(lái)的道德原則是去維護(hù)這兩個(gè)效應(yīng)的（一個(gè)好的效應(yīng)和另一個(gè)可以預(yù)見(jiàn)的有害的效應(yīng)）如果只用好的效應(yīng)的話(huà)是允許的

翻譯：即使這個(gè)判決中，憲法沒(méi)有賦予醫(yī)生協(xié)助自殺的權(quán)力，但是法院卻在支持雙重效應(yīng)的醫(yī)學(xué)原則，很久以來(lái)道德原則是去維護(hù)這兩個(gè)效應(yīng)的，(即一個(gè)好的效應(yīng)和另一個(gè)可以預(yù)見(jiàn)的有害的效應(yīng))?如果只用好的效應(yīng)的話(huà)是允許的