2016年托福长难句分析：电力行业发展

　　句子简化题

　　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.

　　托福阅读长难句句子分析

　　本句中but表示转折关系引起了前后两个并列的分句，这两个分句的谓语动词分别是：was和played。在转折后的并列句中，又存在着一个名词性从句，就是what we might now call hydro technology的从句，它作前面介词in的宾语，所以也被叫作宾语从句。

　　本句的主要意思是but前后的并列句中所阐述的两个因素，它们有助于当时电力行业的发展，分别是电工技术的科学发现和发展、水电技术的重大改变。这两个因素并列出现在了选项C，所以本句简化后依然保留主要意思的答案应该是C。你选对了吗?除了分析和做题以外，我们再一起回顾下本句的重要单词和句子翻译吧!

　　electric表示“用电的”，比如：an electric heater 电热器，本句中的electric-power industry指的就是“电力行业”。

　　remarkable作形容词，表示“值得注意的;显著的”，比如：She has made remarkable progress. 她取得了不起的进步。Finland is remarkable for its large number of lakes. 芬兰以湖泊众多而著称。remarkable是托福阅读词汇题所考查的高频词汇，与"notable","incredible"意思相近。另外，remarkable的副词remarkably是写作中可以常用的程度副词，比如：She plays the violin remarkably well for a child of her age. 与同龄的孩子相比，她的小提琴拉得特别好。

　　hydro表示“水的;氢化的”，比如：hydrotherapy 水疗法，本句中hydro technology指的是“水电技术”。

　　托福阅读长难句翻译：电力行业的发展是十九世纪电工技术领域中一系列显著的科学发现和发展的结果，但是我们现在称为水电技术的重大改变也同样为当时电力行业的发展作出了贡献。