To encourage and further such mountain-top experiences the society must recognize teaching for the sublime art （as）it is not merely an offshoot of research, but also.......
it 前面是不是省略了一个as 如果是 as在这是什么意思 什么成分
你写的这句把原话里的破折号搞没了，又把最后的从句切掉了一半，这样没有人能弄明白是怎么回事。完整的原句是:To encourage and further such mountain-top experiences the society mustrecognize teaching for the sublime art it is—not merely an offshoot of research, notmerely a performance before a passive audience, but a guided expedition into themost exciting and least understood te
