Ravitch's latest book, Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms, traces the roots of anti-intellectualism in our schools, concluding they are anything but a counterbalance to the American distaste for intellectual pursuits.
主干是R's latest book traces the root
Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms是同位语
of anti-intellectualism in our schools后置定语，修饰root
R的新书《落后：一个世纪以来学校改革的失败》追溯了我们学校里反知识主义倾向的根源，从而得出结论：学校根本没有抑制美国人对知识追求的厌恶。
Parts of the ceremony involve ritual hair cutting, tying cotton threads soaked in holy water around the bride's and groom's wrists, and passing a candle around a circle of happily married and respected couples to bless the union.
ritual n.历以，惯例，礼制adj.礼仪的，管理的
passing（现在分词引导伴随状语从句） a candle 【around a circle of happily married and respected couples（地点状语）】【 to bless the union（目的状语）】
翻译：部分典礼流程包含仪式性的里发、把浸泡了圣水的棉线系在新娘和新郎的手腕上，并且围绕着一圈受尊敬的幸福夫妻传递蜡烛以此来祝福新人结婚。