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长难句
The second half of the 20th century saw a collection of geniuses, warriors,entrepreneurs and visionaries labour to create a fabulous machine that could function as a typewriter and printing press, studio and theatre, paint brush and gallery, piano and radio, the mail as well as the mail carrier.
难句分析
主句
The second half of the 20th centurysawa collection of… labourto create… machine
主语 谓语 宾语 宾补
定语从句
(a fabulous machine)thatcould function

先行词 从属连词 谓语
本句是复合句,that引导定语从句,修饰限定machine,该从句中介词短语as a typewriter and printing press… the mail as well as the mail carrier作状语。
参考译文
二十世纪下半叶见证了一批天才、武士、企业家和有远见的劳动力发明神奇机器的过程,这台机器可以用作打字机和印刷机、工作室和剧院、画笔和画廊、
钢琴和广播、邮件以及邮递员。