But the idea that the journalist must understandthe law more profoundly than an ordinary citizenrests on an understanding of the establishedconventions and special responsibilities of the newsmedia.
點睛:that引導的是idea的同位語從句,其中包含比較結構more...than...。主句的謂語動詞是rests。of the established...news media作賓語an understanding的后置定語。短語rest on此處意為“建立在…的基礎上;基于”。需要注意的是,rest on sth.作此意講時不用于被動語態。
考點歸納:與動詞rest相關的常見短語還有:
*let the matter rest不再討論某事
You could go on arguing, but I think you'd better let the matter rest.