Washington, who had begun to believe that allmen were created equal after observing the braveryof the black soldiers during the Revolutionary War,overcame the strong opposition of his relatives togrant his slaves their freedom in his will.
【分析】复合句。主句主干为 Washington overcame thestrong opposition。 who 引导的非限定性定语从句修饰Washington,其中 that 引导的从句作 believe 的宾语,after...the Revolutionary War 为时间状语。句尾的不定式 to grant... 结构作 overcame 的目的状语。
【译文】在独立战争期间,华盛顿目睹了黑人士兵的英勇,他开始相信人人生而平等。于是他不顾亲友的强烈反对,把赋予奴隶自由的决定写进了遗书。
【点拨】1) overcome 意为“战胜,克服”,常用的搭配有:overcome difficulty/adversity 战胜困难/困境;overcome dread 克服恐惧;overcome troubles 踏平坎坷。2) grant sb. sth.意为“授予某人某物”。