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Unmarked Professional Excavated Pot Provenance Dated Archaeologist T

en Who would want an unmarked pot when another was available whose provenance was known, and that was dated stratigraphically by the professional archaeologist who excavated it?
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意群训练: Who would wan t an unmarked po t when anothe r was available whose provenanc e was knownand that was date d stratigraphically by th e professional archaeologis t who excavated it ?

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标志: Who would want an unmarked pot /when another was available (whose provenance was known,) andthat was dated /stratigraphically by the professional archaeologist (who excavated it)/]/?

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译文: / (出处已知、)并[已经/被(挖掘了它的)职业考古学家通过地层分析法/确定了其年代 的]别的陶罐 能够 被得到 的时候/, 会去想要 那些没有标记的瓶瓶罐罐呢

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解释: 本句中从when开始的状语从句的结构稍有些复杂。其中的主语another的修饰成分太长, 被倒装到谓语和宾语的后面。其实我们一旦习惯了这种倒装就会觉得它很舒服, 否则如果不倒装, 如下面的样子, 句子会更难懂:

Who would want an unmarked pot /when another (whose provenance was known,) andthat was dated /stratigraphically by the professional archaeologist (who excavated it) /]/was available ?

这个句子显得头重脚轻, 而且状语从句中的主语过长, 其中还包含着两重修饰成分, 难免读到最后的was available ?的时候不知所云。

type 复杂修饰+倒装
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