2011GRE考试阅读辅导：长难句实例分析58

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　　Inheritors of some of the viewpoints of early twentieth-century Progressive historians such as Beard and Becker，these recent historians have put forward arguments that deserve evaluation. (3+)
5 L! P4 R; B& k, [0 m　　作为二十世纪早期“进步派”史学家(如Beard和Becker)等人某些观点的继承者，这些近期的史学家所提出的观点值得我们予以评价。
　　难句类型：复杂修饰
+ x0 o& c8 }6 U1 V　　解释：看够了后置的修饰成分，我们来看一个放在前面的同位语。Inheritors之后的长长的复合结构是主句的主语these recent historians的同位语。本句稍微有些难的地方在于，很容易把B和B与recent historians的关系看错。正确的理解是：recent historians是B和B的后继者，而不是相反。
　　意群训练：Inheritors of some of the　viewpoints of early twentieth-century Progressive historians such as Beard and Becker，these recent historians have put forward arguments that deserve evaluation.