Besides the ninety or so learned ministers who came to Massachusetts church in the decade after 1629, there were political leaders like John Winthrop, an educated gentleman, lawyer, and official of the Crown before he journeyed to Boston.
【分析】复合句。句子的主干为there were political leaders,其后较长的名词结构an educated gentleman… Boston作John Winthrop的同位语,补充说明人物的身份。句首Besides引导的介词短语作状语,其中who引导的定语从句修饰先行词ministers。
【译文】除了大约九十位左右在1629年之后的十年间来马萨诸塞教堂的博学的牧师之外,还有像约翰•温思罗普这样的政治领袖。在来波士顿之前,他是一位受过高等教育的绅士、律师,同时还是皇室的官员。
【点拨】1)learned在此处指“有学问的,博学”,另外还可以指"学问上的,学术性的”。2)journey用作不及物动词,意为“旅行”。