第038句
It was not until the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre-electronic medium, following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the company of the periodical.
译文:直到19世纪,报纸才成为电子时代之前的主流媒体。报纸出现在小册子和图书之后,和期刊同时出现。
点睛:句中包含it is…that.…的强调句式,被强调的是not until the 19th century这一时间状语,that之后的部分保持正常陈述语序。现在分词短语following...作句子的伴随状语,其中in the wake of意为“紧跟,效仿”,in the company of意为“伴随,陪伴”。
考点归纳:not until的强调结构有以下两种形式:
*It is not until...that...
It was not until he told me that I knew it,
直到他告诉我,我才知道。、
*not until置于句首,后面用倒装结构表强调:
Not until he told me did I know it.
直到他告诉我,我才知道。