The fasting and trances which were a common preliminary to such utterances helped to draw attention to the prophetess;properly publicised ,they could ensure that her pronouncements would be scrutinized by an altogether larger audience than she might otherwise have ever hoped to command .实在不会求教方家！
The fasting and trances (which were a common preliminary to such utterances) 定语从句 helped to draw attention to the prophetess; properly publicised, they could ensure 〔that her pronouncements would be scrutinized (by an altogether larger audience than she might otherwise have ever hoped to command) 介宾结构作状语，也是被动语态中by后接动作的主语
