句子簡化題

　　The growth of the electric-power industry was the result of a remarkable series of scientific discoveries and developments in electrotechnology during the nineteenth century, but significant changes in what we might now call hydro (water) technology also played their part.

　　A. The growth of the electric-power industry stimulated significant changes in hydro technology and scientific progress in electrotechnology in the nineteenth century.

　　B. The changes in hydro technology that led to the growth of the electric-power industry also led to discoveries and developments in electrotechnology in the nineteenth century.

　　C. Advances in electrotechnology in the nineteenth century and changes in hydro technology were responsible for the growth of the electric-power industry.

　　D. In the nineteenth century, the scientific study of electrotechnology and hydro technology benefited greatly from the growth of the electric-power industry.

　　托福閱讀長難句句子分析

　　本句中but表示轉折關系引起了前后兩個并列的分句，這兩個分句的謂語動詞分別是：was和played。在轉折后的并列句中，又存在著一個名詞性從句，就是what we might now call hydro technology的從句，它作前面介詞in的賓語，所以也被叫作賓語從句。

　　本句的主要意思是but前后的并列句中所闡述的兩個因素，它們有助于當時電力行業(yè)的發(fā)展，分別是電工技術的科學發(fā)現(xiàn)和發(fā)展、水電技術的重大改變。這兩個因素并列出現(xiàn)在了選項C，所以本句簡化后依然保留主要意思的答案應該是C。你選對了嗎?除了分析和做題以外，我們再一起回顧下本句的重要單詞和句子翻譯吧!

　　electric表示“用電的”，比如：an electric heater 電熱器，本句中的electric-power industry指的就是“電力行業(yè)”。

　　remarkable作形容詞，表示“值得注意的;顯著的”，比如：She has made remarkable progress. 她取得了不起的進步。Finland is remarkable for its large number of lakes. 芬蘭以湖泊眾多而著稱。remarkable是托福閱讀詞匯題所考查的高頻詞匯，與"notable","incredible"意思相近。另外，remarkable的副詞remarkably是寫作中可以常用的程度副詞，比如：She plays the violin remarkably well for a child of her age. 與同齡的孩子相比，她的小提琴拉得特別好。

　　hydro表示“水的;氫化的”，比如：hydrotherapy 水療法，本句中hydro technology指的是“水電技術”。

　　托福閱讀長難句翻譯：電力行業(yè)的發(fā)展是十九世紀電工技術領域中一系列顯著的科學發(fā)現(xiàn)和發(fā)展的結果，但是我們現(xiàn)在稱為水電技術的重大改變也同樣為當時電力行業(yè)的發(fā)展作出了貢獻。