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Separation Secretarial Administrative Work Created Class Change Office

en 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 1880s created a new class of “dead-end” jobs, thenceforth considered “women's work”.
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意群训练: It was no t the change i n office technologybut rathe r the separation of secretarial workpreviously seen a s an apprenticeshi p for beginning managers , from administrative wor k that in the 1880' s created a new class of “dead-end” jobsthenceforth consideredwomen's work”.

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标志: 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”.)

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译文: {倒不是 办公室技术的进步,而是 [(原来被视为见习经理的职位的 )秘书工作/ 管理工作的/] 分离 ,}在19世纪80年代产生了一种新的“死胡同”工作,(这种工作从那以后就被认为是“妇女的工作”)。

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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以前的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。

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