thesignificantthingisnotthebehaviouroftheplayersthesignificantthingisnotthebehaviouroftheplayersbuttheattitudeofthespectators:and,behindthespectators,ofthenationswhoworkthemselvesintofuriesovertheseabsurdcontests,句

Question

the significant thing is not the behaviour of the players
the significant thing is not the behaviourof the
players but the attitude of the spectators:and,behind the spectators,of the nations who work themselves
into furies over these absurd contests,
句中为什么不用which而是who?

Answer 1

你要看指的是什么,指的是人就要用who, 时间要用 when, 事物可以用 which 或 that.这句中的 nations 的含义其实不是国家,而是国民,后面的themselves更明确的指明说的是人而不是事物.
句子大概翻译：重点不在于玩家的表现,而是观众的态度并且透过观众,看到被这种荒谬的比赛搞得沸沸腾腾的人们.后面的 who work themselves into furies over these absurd contests 是在形容某一种人.