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Not long ago, with the country entering a recession and Japan at its pre-bubble peak, the U.S. workforce was derided as poorly educated and one of the primary causes of the poor U.S. economic performance. (2009 Text3)
难句分析
独立主格
with the country entering a recessionand Japan at its pre-bubble peak
介词 主语1 状语 主语2 状语
主句
the U.S. workforce was derided as poorly educated and one of the primary causesof the poor U.S. economic performance.
主语谓语宾语1宾语2 后置定语
本句句首是with引导的独立主格结构,有两个单独的主语“the country”和“Japan”,意为“当美国经济进入衰退期,而日本处于泡沫破裂前的经济高峰期时”,其后是句子主干,结构为主谓宾,主语“the U.S. workforce”,谓语“was derided as”,宾语是由and连接的两部分,宾语1“poorly educated”和宾语2“one of the primary causes”,“ of the poor U.S. economic performance”是of介词短语做后置定语修饰causes,意为“造成美国经济效益低的主要原因之一”。
参考译文
不久前,当美国经济进入衰退期,而日本处于泡沫破裂前的经济高峰期时,美国的劳工被嘲笑受教育水平低,是造成美国经济效益低的主要原因之一。