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the common belief of some linguists that each language is a perfect vehicle for the thoughts of the nation speaking it is in some ways the exact counterpart of the conviction of the manchester school of economics that supply and demand will regulate everything for the best.

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要點：此句的主要框架是"the common belief of some linguists...is...the exact counterpart of the conviction of the manchester school of economics ..."。"that each language...speaking it是同位語從句，做belief的同位語，"speaking it"是現(xiàn)在分詞短語做定語，修飾"nation"。"that supply and demand...for the best"是同位語從句，做"conviction"的同位語。

譯文：一些語言學家的共同見解是，每一種語言都是使用該語言的民族的用以表達思想的完美載體。這一觀點在某些方面與曼徹斯特經(jīng)濟學派的觀點，即供給與需求會將一切調(diào)節(jié)至盡善盡美，有異曲同工之妙。