The portion of Americans aged 18 to 29 who claim to have had no sex for 12 months has more than doubled in a decade—to 23% last year. That is, counter-intuitively, despite the removal of many impediments to sex.
介词 despite可以连用 be 吗?比如最后一句话。
应该这样描述:despite 引导的介词短语,能否作表语?
按照一般的语法规则,介词短语是可以作表语的。
despite 等于in spite of, 表示“让步”。在新闻英语中,偶见在be 后作表语。常用的格式是:
That is despite...
This is despite...
That 和This 指前文的内容。意思是说:尽管如此,前文描述的事件还是发生了。
例如:
This is despite the Race Relations Act (1976), which was designed to promote equality of opportunity for people of all races.
【翻译】尽管1976年出台了“种族关系法”,旨在为所有种族提供均等的机会,但种族暴力事件还是时有发生。
“但种族暴力事件还是时有发生”——这是前文叙述的内容,也是this 指代的内容。
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