2014年英語四級閱讀難句解析(65)

　　In fact, New York‘s municipal water for more than a century was called the champagne of tap water and until recently considered among the best in the world in terms of both taste and purity. (06.12 Passage 1)

　　分析主干：New York’s municipal water was called the champagne and considered the best

　　本句是復(fù)合謂語句，由and 并列連接兩個謂語動詞。the champagne 是主語補(bǔ)足語，in terms of...表示“從......角度而言”。

　　譯文：實際上，紐約市的自來水曾有100 多年被人們稱為“自來水中的香檳”，并且從味道和純度來看，直到最近還被認(rèn)為是世界上最好的用水之一。