as a nation, we may be overfunding the quest for unlikely cures while underfunding research on humbler therapies that could improve people’s lives.
主干:we may be overfunding the quest
后置定语(1):for unlikely cures,介词短语做后置定语修饰quest。
后置定语(2):on humbler therapies,介词短语做后置定语修饰research。
定语从句:that could improve people’s lives.that引导的定语从句修饰 therapies。
翻译:作为一个国家,我们可能在寻求不可能奏效的治疗方法上花钱太多,而在研究能提高人们生活质量的更平常的方法上花钱太少。