谓语的

Higgins, which we ordered to be burnt by the common hangman, as it well deserved, though we have no more to do with his Grace of Canterbury, than you have with the Archbishop of Dublin, whom you suffer to be abused openly, and by name, by that paltry rascal of an observatory; and lately upon an affair, wherein he had no concern; I mean, the business of the missionary of Drogheda, wherein our excellent primate was engaged, and did nothing but according to law and discretion

句子的意义可能在逻辑上很清晰，句子的节奏也还容易，但是句子的长度已经超过了我们的耐心或是违反了我们的感觉能力。在主语和谓语之间是需要一种比例的，或是在主谓以及动词之间是需要一种比例的——这个比例倒不是视觉上的那种比例，那么理解的话就闹笑话了，而是一种句子结构上的比例，就是简单与复杂、迂回与直接之间的比例关系。

What are your goals and strategies for growth?

你的成长目标和策略是什么？

And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven irits of God, and the seven star I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.

3：1 你要写信给撒狄教会的使者，说，那有神的七灵和七星的，说，我知道你的行为，按名你是活的，其实是死的。