deliver something to something分析问题

原句：Each day messengers from the member banks delivered to the clearinghouse checks that had been drawn upon other banks; .....

此处无法理解checks的位置，在不改变意思的情况下我把checks交换了下位置，如下：

Each day messengers from the member banks delivered checks that had been drawn upon other banks to the clearinghouse; ....

如果是这个顺序我就能理解句意思，但我不知道原句为什么会颠倒顺序，或者是我解析错了，求问，感谢!

这里涉及直接宾语和间接宾语如何使用的问题。根据语法，如果直接宾语比较长，如从句，或有较长的修饰语，间接宾语要放在直接宾语的前面。这样有时也可以避免产生歧义。

你的句子中的直接宾语为checks that had been drawn upon other banks，内含定语从句，比较长，所以要放在后面。你也可以参考《薄冰高级英语语法》p.659 的解释：

另附上两个外媒例句供参考：

1. I'll give to you the seed for a living fountain that shall not cease to flow.

2. I'll give to him the remaining part of the tract of land called William Drews.

王汝涛 - 英语教师

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