It was not the change in office technology,but rather the separation of secretarial work,previously seen as an apprenticeship for beginning managers,from administrative work that in the 1880’s created a new class of "dead-end" jobs,thenceforth considered "women’s work." (5) - w# a" G! y; Z O4 h J2 { 十九世纪八十年代,产生了新的一类“没前途”的职业,这并不是因为办公室技术发生了改变,而是由于秘书工作——在此之前被视作是初起步的经理们的一种习见训练——与行政工作的分离。自此以后,这类“没前途”的职业便被视作是“女人的工作。”2 w0 h" }) T. O) l+ ~: m$ Y$ c2 X+ j
难句类型:复杂修饰、插入语 s( w; h" o- o
解释:这句话的结构是It was something that,,,It是形式主语,其真正的内容是was之后、that、之前的something的内容。本句的something结构复杂、长度惊人,并且包含了一个较长的插入语,把固定搭配separation from分开,造成了极大的阅读困难,其实这个句子说得简单就是It was the separation of secretarial work from administrative work that created a new class of jobs.0 a: A0 T5 { e- U# O8 ~: H
意群训练:It was not the change in office technology,but rather the separation of secretarial work,previously seen as an apprenticeship for beginning managers,from administrative work that in the 1880’s created a new class of "dead-end" jobs,thenceforth considered "women’s work."! ^/ i* F: D* M
注:本文难度再分不清separation … from 的搭配关系