復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.

【結構分析】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。

【亮點回放】此句話的亮點是when引導的時間定語從句，修飾前面的時間，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　農業(yè)國家

abundance and prosperity　繁榮富強

【參考譯文】他們已經觀察了1650到1750先前的這一百年，那個時候英格蘭仍然是農業(yè)國家，那個時候英格蘭很繁榮富強。