帮忙讲解一个句子

来源：百度知道 编辑：UC知道 时间：2024/05/29 03:38:52
In addition, there were performers, and, since considerable importance was attached to avoiding mistakes in the enactment of rites, religious leaders usually assumed that task.

这句话里面的there were performers怎么讲？整句话没有它才讲的通啊，这句话在这里怎么理解啊？或者整句话怎么理解，谢谢
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这里理解的重点不在there were performers， 而是and 后面的那句，这句用逗号隔开，说明since considerable importance was attached to avoiding mistakes in the enactment of rites只是一个长长的插入语，可以省略。句子是一个there be句型，主语为performers and religious leaders，谓语为 usually assumed that task.

译为，此外，自避免错误在仪式的执行中的重要性被发现，performers和religious leaders 通常认可这种任务。