復(fù)雜的定語從句的拆分和理解 例18

例18　They have taken note of the preceding hundred years from 1650 to 1750, when England was still a completely agricultural country, a period of abundance and prosperity.

【結(jié)構(gòu)分析】主干是They have taken note of the preceding hundred years, from 1650 to 1750是介詞短語，修飾前面名詞，when England was still a completely agricultural country是個(gè)定語從句修飾前面的名詞，后面是同位語a period of abundance and prosperity。

【亮點(diǎn)回放】此句話的亮點(diǎn)是when引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間定語從句，修飾前面的時(shí)間，很容易誤解為狀語從句。

【核心詞匯】

take note of　觀察

preceding hundred years　先前的一百年

agricultural country　農(nóng)業(yè)國(guó)家

abundance and prosperity　繁榮富強(qiáng)

【參考譯文】他們已經(jīng)觀察了1650到1750先前的這一百年，那個(gè)時(shí)候英格蘭仍然是農(nóng)業(yè)國(guó)家，那個(gè)時(shí)候英格蘭很繁榮富強(qiáng)。