|==??despite attempts by the church to suppress this new generation of logicians and rationalists，more explorations for how the universe functioned were being made at a rate that people could no

longer ignore.

词汇

despite 尽管（后面接名词）

the church? 教会，教派

exploration 探究

rate 速度

句型

让步状语 + 主干 + 定语从句

主干

…, more explorations for … were being made at a rate that …

参考译文

尽管教会试图镇压这一代逻辑学家和理性主义者，但人们对宇宙如何运转的解释却越来越多，并且以一种不容忽视的速度在增加。

来源

长难句选自20年翻译真题

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