You may see reflected in his look what it was to be a slave in ancient Rome or the cotton plantations of the Southern United States.

这里的 reflected 是名词吗？如何理解 reflected?

【答】该句的主要结构是：see sth. reflected（看见某事被反映/反射出来）。因为see的宾语sth. 太长：what it was to be a slave in ancient Rome or the cotton plantations of the Southern United States 而被后置于宾补之后。

这就是我们所说的“英语分隔现象”，而这种现象在英语中大量地存在着，可以说比比皆是。

“英语分隔现象”， 会影响初学者的对英语的学习和理解，而且目前已渗透到高考试题当中。

简单地说，在英语句子中，两个结构关系密切或意义紧密相连的成分应紧挨在一起。但有时因为语法句型或修辞表达的原因，需要在这些紧密相连的成分之间插入一些其他词语，从而造成分隔现象。

“宾语被宾补分隔”举例：

The discovery has made possible new techniques for brain surgery.

Finally, I dashed down the stairs, pushed open the front door.

He was told to speak briefly; accordingly he cut short his remarks.

You may see reflected in his look what it was to be a slave in ancient Rome or the cotton plantations of the Southern United States.

以上句子结构实际为,这样就很好理解了

You may see what it was to be a slave in ancient Rome or the cotton plantations of the Southern United States+reflected in his looks.