Many historians of the ancient world are wary of sounding dogmatic. Write so much as a sentence and the temptation is immediately to qualify it.

【答】这个句子确实比较难。因为这两句话之间有关联，所以先分析第一句：Many historians of the ancient world are wary of sounding dogmatic.

主语部分：Many historians of the ancient 许多古代的历史学家。

谓语部分：are wary of  意为：“注意；留意；提防；谨慎；小心；警惕；谨防；惟恐”。

宾语部分：sounding dogmatic  动名词短语作宾语，意为：（所作的结论让人）听起来武断。

【第一句翻译】许多古代的历史学家很注意提防所作的结论让人听起来武断。

▲ 现在分析第二句：Write so much as a sentence and the temptation is immediately to qualify it.

1. Write so much as a sentence 其实是一个祈使句形式，表达“条件或让步”意义，and 之后的句子为“结果”。这句话实际是说：

(Even) if they write so much as a sentence, the temptation is immediately to qualify it.

2. so much as：表示程度或让步，意为“甚至，连…也都怎样”。

3. the temptation is immediately to qualify it：这种提防的诱惑立刻就要让这个句子合格。

4. is to qualify it：这是将来时结构的一种。在本句的意思是：“一定要做某事”——“一定要检验这个句子是否合适恰当”。

【第二句翻译】这种提防之心，甚至写一个句子都要立刻去验证，让其合适恰当。

Many historians of the ancient world are wary of sounding dogmatic. Write so much as a sentence and the temptation is immediately to qualify it.

【全句翻译】许多古代的历史学家很注意提防所作的结论让人听起来武断。即使（即便/甚至/假如）写一个句子，这种提防之心也要立刻去验证，让其合适恰当。