长难句:By contrast, they saw in the preceding hundred years from 1650 to 1750, when England was still a completely agricultural country, a period of great abundance and prosperity.
结构剖析:本句的主干是they saw ... a period of great abundance and prosperity, 其中 they saw 后面的介词结构 in the preceding hundred years from 1650 to 1750 为状语,修饰 saw; when 引导的定语从句 修饰前面的 the preceding hundred years from 1650 to 1750。
核心词汇:by contrast 与之相反,与....形成对比的是
abundance 富裕,富有,丰富
preceding 前面的
prosperity 繁荣
参考译文:与之相反,他们把此前从1650到1750之间的100年看作一个繁荣富裕的时期,尽管那时英国还是一个完全意义上的农业国。
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