主题：counted Elizabeth herself as a patron.什么意思？ count是被动语态吗？

most notably Francis Bacon 语法上可看作同位语
counted Elizabeth herself as a patron依靠Elizabeth自己资助，不是`被动语态

楼上说的基本正确most notably Francis Bacon 可以理解为such as  most notably Francis Bacon

嗨，楼主，谢谢您优美文章的分享！count 这里不是被动，为拟人的手法，阅读全文后我们能体会到伊丽莎白和Inn间“共同成长”的扑朔迷离之情    count ....as...“把.....认为/看做.....” 全句为：

加里客栈/GARY INN 是很多律师，政客及一些贵族们的家，把伊丽莎白视为自己的一个老顾客

Francis Bacon并非仅指“培根'弗朗西斯”个人或家族，指代一类的贵族们
最后由 lifejourney 于 2009-11-03 17:14:57编辑

The Inn was home to many important barristers and politicians, most notably Francis Bacon, and counted Elizabeth herself as a patron.
1插入语，倒装并省略了is >> Francis Bacon was most notably
2.我认为不是被动。又是倒装>>>Elizabeth counted herself as a patron.
3.许多显赫的大律师及政为格瑞大楼之常客。F Bacon 尤其显著，就连Elizabeth也把自己当作其客人。
还未找到Gray Inn的合适译文。历史上它本身就是一个私人住宅。
patron=customer；guest  尤其指旅馆及餐厅的。
最后由 蓝天白云飘 于 2009-11-04 08:08:18编辑

The Inn was home to many important barristers and politicians, most notably Francis Bacon, and counted Elizabeth herself as a patron.

1 most notably Francis Bacon  ---> parenthesis
2 counted ....as...----> a formula
Elizabeth was considered to be its patron, which happened in the past, so "count" is in past simple form, not passive voice.

The Inn was home to many important barristers and politicians, most notably Francis Bacon, and counted Elizabeth herself as a patron.
众多重要的大律师和政客都归属于这个法协会,其中包括赫赫有名Francis Bacon, 伊莉沙白女王也曾是它的客户.

The Inn was home to many important barristers and politicians, most notably Francis Bacon, and counted Elizabeth herself as a patron.
This is a compound sentence in which "the inn" is the only subject, and "was" and "counted" are two verbs.

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The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns. Located at the intersection of High Holborn and Gray's Inn Road, the Inn is both a professional body and a provider of office accommodation (chambers) for many barristers. It is ruled by a governing council called "Pension", made up of the Masters of the Bench (or "Benchers"), and led by the Treasurer, who is elected to serve a one-year term. The Inn is known for its gardens, or Walks, which have existed since at least 1597.

The Inns of Court in London are the professional associations to one of which every barrister in England and Wales (and those judges who were formerly barristers) must belong.[

get it , thanks

谢谢！
但我个人对你的说法不太同意。notably显然是adv.用adv修饰 n很罕见。
呵呵。我这里说的你n是  Francis Bacon
最后由 HyeeWang 于 2009-11-04 09:39:48编辑

My pleasure

谢谢。。
most notably Francis Bacon 作为parenthesis没错。。但内部是个什么结构？

It is not uncommon that an adverb modifies another adverb
最后由 小倩倩学英语 于 2009-11-04 08:57:01编辑

most notably Francis Bacon
It is a sentence fragment.
just like this:  There are many students in this classroom, many of them retirees.
You can view it as a absolute structure.
最后由 小倩倩学英语 于 2009-11-04 08:58:33编辑

Thank you!
another adverb ?
What does "another adverb" refer to in above phrase, ie. most notably Francis Bacon.,exactly?
I only see ONE adv there.
最后由 HyeeWang 于 2009-11-04 09:19:16编辑

Thank you!
I would rather see it as abbr.  or omitting sth.

most(1st adverb) notably(2nd adverb) Francis Bacon

notably

used to say that a person or thing is a typical example or the most important example of something [= especially, in particular]
Some early doctors, notably Hippocrates, thought that diet was important.
最后由 小倩倩学英语 于 2009-11-04 09:32:45编辑

呵呵..我关注的重点不在这，most我都忽略不计了。。
我关注的是谁来修饰 Francis Bacon