20分求帮忙翻译一下这个长句——Anybodywithanysensewouldconsultwithcertainlysomeofthemembersoftheratifyingbodybeforehegothimselfoutontheveryendofalimbfromwhichhecouldbesawedoff.希望能详细讲解一下

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20分求帮忙翻译一下这个长句——
Anybody with any sense would consult with certainly some of the members of the ratifying body before he got himself out on the very end of a limb from which he could be sawed off.
希望能详细讲解一下,特别是后面的那个which指代什么的?

Answer 1

意译：
但凡有点常识的人都会在首先征询批准机构成员的意见之后才会付诸行动,否则就会饭碗不保.
分析：
which 指的是 limb.
from which he could be sawed off.指的是“从树枝上被锯下来”.
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