The outbreak of the influenza made a postponement of the school beginning one week later.
1. make a postponement of,这个说法很罕见。词典或语料库中均未查到。应直接使用动词 postpone 或 delay。 结构为:postpone/delay...until...
2. the school beginning,也是很罕见的说法。名词“开学”,应为:the beginning of school
3. one week later 是个时间短语,在本句属于用词不当。显然不能作 made 的状语,作beginning 定语的话,跟 postponement 意思重叠。
我怀疑这个句子的来历。写作范文还是学生的习作?
既然网友要求分析句子,那就分析一下:
The outbreak of the influenza (主语)made a postponement of (短语动词作谓语)the school beginning (宾语)one week later.(状语/定语?)