"In short," a leader of the new school contends, " the scientific revolution ,as we call it ,was largely the improvement and invention and use of a series of instruments that expanded the reach of science in innumerable directions . "

重点词汇

contend 声称,主张,认为

largely 很大程度上

a series of 一系列

expand 扩张,发展

reach 到达的范围

切分句子

1.整体是主谓宾结构,主语 a leader,of the new school作主语的定语,谓语contends,后面的内容是宾语;

2.宾语从句中as we call it 是插入语,of a series of instruments为前面the improvement and invention and use的定语,that expanded the reach of science是instruments 的定语。

参考译文

“简而言之”,一个新学派的领袖认为,“正如我们所说的,科学革命很大程度上是一系列的工具的提高、发明和使用,而这些工具在无数个方向上扩大了科学所达到的范围。”

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