难句请教

zipee

王若平－难句分析－分割结构－第52页中：第14句：
It is the insistence,as a first consideration,upon the interdependence of the various elements in,and parts of,the United States-a recognition of the old and permanently important manifestation of the American spirit of the pioneer.
其中：
of the various elements in,and parts of,the United States
可理解为：of the various elements in the United States and parts of the United States 么？
如果不能，那么and在这里是作什么的？

proudwind

我觉得应该这样理解：
upon the interdependence of the various elements in the United States,and upon the interdependence of the various parts of the United States

我们首先应考虑的是，坚持美国国内各种因素之间、各个部分之间的相互依赖关系——即承认体现传统的和永远重要的美国开拓精神。

zipee

谢谢支持！