考研英语长难句:一句句突破长难句(24)
长难句:Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and the diffusion of printing in the 15th and 16th centuries.结构剖析:本句的主干是 Comparisons were drawn between ... and ..., 难点在于使用了被动语态,理解时可以转换成主动语态: People drew comparisons between ... and ... (人们对.... 与.... 进行了一些比较)。
核心词汇: comparison 比较
diffusion 传播;扩散
参考译文:人们对20世纪电视业的发展与15、16世纪印刷术的传播进行了一些比较。