報紙
It was not until the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre-electronic medium, following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the company of the periodical.
譯文
直到19世紀,報紙才成為電子時代之前的主流媒體。報紙出現在小冊子和圖書之后,和期刊同時出現。
點睛
句中包含it is…that.…的強調句式,被強調的是not until the 19th century這一時間狀語,that之后的部分保持正常陳述語序?,F在分詞短語following...作句子的伴隨狀語,其中in the wake of意為“緊跟,效仿”,in the company of意為“伴隨,陪伴”。
考點歸納
not until的強調結構有以下兩種形式:
*It is not until...that...
It was not until he told me that I knew it
直到他告訴我,我才知道。
*not until置于句首,后面用倒裝結構表強調:
Not until he told me did I know it.
直到他告訴我,我才知道。