Original sentence 1:
It may remain forever a matter of debate how much truth there is in the old claim that every important thinker has essentially one fundamental idea.
Sth remains a matter of debate / It remains a matter of debate + 名词性从句…
功能：引出有争议的话题
例句：
Whether technology is capable of ameliorating overall condition of human life remains a matter of debate.
How much truth there is in the claim that…
功能：质疑真实性 —— 考虑argument对作者假设的质疑或issue对作者主张的质疑
例句：
We need to question how much truth there is in the writer’s assumption that the economic prosperity of W is totally or mainly attributable to Mayor Winslow’s leadership.
…, but how much truth there is in this assertion / statement / hypothesis / expectation is unjustified and demands additional evidence.
Original sentence 2:
What can probably be claimed with more justification is that for most great minds there has been one question that guided their thinking or research. This certainly applies to Martin Heidegger, and the question that fascinated him throughout his long philosophic life can be stated simply: what is the meaning of being? Ontology, in the widest possible sense, was his main concern throughout his life.
Discover:
What can probably be claimed with more justification is that:
(Attention: the word “probably” helps to enhance objectivity of writer’s statement.)
function of this sentence pattern: 提出一个支持的观点
例句：
What can probably be claimed with more justification is that many other factors play a role in propelling the economy, such as auspicious macroeconomic environment, supportive policies and so on.
What can probably be claimed with more justification is that people living in different times demonstrate disparities on a superficial level, however, in terms of human nature, they remain quite alike.
The question that fascinated him throughout his long philosophic life can be stated simply
The question that fascinated sb throughout…
例句：
The question as to whether egoism or altruism plays a dominant role in human nature has fascinated human beings throughout the history.
Ontology, in the widest possible sense, was his main concern throughout his life.
Sth is sb’s main concern
Function: 提出某人的主要论题
例句：
The influence exerted by grades upon the intellectual development is the main concern in the issue topic.
Original sentence 3:
Understanding Heidegger’s reference to that tradition is indispensable for a proper understanding of the question of the meaning of being itself.
Doing sth is indispensable for sth
A proper understanding of sth
例句：
(错误类比题目)
Analyzing differences existing between A and B is indispensable for concluding whether the strategy would prove equally effective for B
(定义issue关键词)
Defining “a good investment ” is indispensable for a proper understanding of researches, especially some controversial ones.
Original sentence 4:
It is not possible in one short essay to trace the meaning of this question throughout Heidegger’s lifetime – why he continued to think it worth asking, and why it seemed so elusive.
It is not possible in one short essay to do sth…
Trace the meaning of
Sth seems elusive
例句：
I agree with the speaker’s assertion that self-knowledge is elusive for tracing the meaning of selfhood proves to be an extremely difficult task.
Original sentence 5:
The fact that there is a clear linguistic distinction between “beings,”… and the abstract noun “being” makes the development of such a philosophical discipline much more natural.
There is a clear distinction between A and B.
例句：
（argument题目概念变化）
There is a clear distinction between cereal mentioned in the writer’s conclusion and breakfast cereal mentioned in the survey.
Original sentence 6:
It became natural to ask whether there is a unitary meaningful concept that demarcates the realm of being as such.
It becomes natural to ask whether
例句：
In modern society characterized by pragmatism, it has become natural to ask whether students still need to devote time to Humanities.
Original sentence 7:
Plato calls the problem of being a gigantomachia, a “battle among giants,” that has to be settled if there is to be any chance of solving problems about the meaning of not-being.
The problem of sth / doing sth has to be settled if there is to be any chance of solving problems about…
例句：
(issue题解决方案)
The problem of sth / doing sth has to be settled if there is to be any chance of solving problems about…
Original sentence 8
A closer look at these early writings would show, however, that Heidegger had not been wasting his time.
A closer look at sth would show, however, that…
例句：
A closer look at some fundamental assumptions would show, however, that the reasoning process lacks logical validity.
Original sentence 9
Heidegger is clearly still far from seeing any way to provide for the possibility of a unified meaning of being. But although he advocates a strict separation of the realm of the psychic and that of logical validity, what is important for him is the question of how meaning as a whole is embedded in the actual life of the person who entertains a thought; the distinction between the different “realms” is not as rigid as his adherence to the terminology might suggest.
be far from seeing any way to provide for the possibility of
例句：
In spite of the exponential growth in the field of science and technology, human beings are still far form seeing any way to provide for the possibility of eradicating the causes of starvation, violence and wars.
What is important for sb is the question of
例句：
What is important for educators is the question of how students’ logical and critical thinking can be balanced with their ability to explore their emotion.
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