2018屠屠考研英语长难句 一日一句(25)

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        每日一句：
         But this was not always the case；before it was legally required for all children to attend school until a certain age, it was widely accepted that some were just not equipped by nature to pursue this kind of education.
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        【分析】
       
        全句由两个分句组成，前后用分号隔开。在第二个分句的主句中，before引导状语从句，主句是it的形式主语，真正的主语是some were just not equipped by nature to pursue this kind of education。
        【词汇】
       
        it was widely accepted意为“人们普遍认为”
        legally adv.合法地，从法律上讲
        be equipped by nature to do 天生能做…
        pursue v. 追求--->pursuit n.
        【译文】但是情况并不总是如此；在法律要求所有儿童在一定年龄必须上学之前，人们普遍认为有些儿童天生就不适合接受这种教育。