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今日长难句
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.
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结构分析
本句的主干是 more explorations···being made。that people could no longer ignore 为限制性定语从句，修饰先行词 a rate。
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词汇解析
suppress[ səˈpres]
v.（尤指用武力）镇压，压制；阻止（进程或活动）；封锁，隐瞒；抑制；克制（感情或反应），忍住
logician[ləˈdʒɪʃn]
n. 逻辑学家；论理学者
logic[ˈlɒdʒɪk]
n. 逻辑，道理；推理方法，逻辑学；规律，相互联系；逻辑操作
logical[ˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l]
adj. 合情合理的；合乎逻辑的；逻辑（上）的
rationalist[ˈræʃ(ə)nəlɪst]
n. 理性主义者，唯理论者
adj.（人）理性主义的，唯理论的
rational[ˈræʃnəl]
adj.（想法、决定等）合理的，基于理性的；（人）理性的，理智的；富有理性的；（数）有理的，有理数的
n. 有理数
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参考译文
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.
尽管教会一再试图打压新一代的逻辑主义和理性主义思想家，有关宇宙运行方式的种种解释却不断涌现，其速度之快让人们再也无法无视这个事实。
