The trial opened, the jury chosen and charges read. At that time, the law on slander said that jury could decide only if the person accused published in the newspaper named in the charges.
1、The trial opened, the jury chosen and charges read. 这个结构是“名词+去过分词”?这是一个句子还是一个短语?
2、……only if the person accused published in the newspaper named in the charges.这个句子怎么划分?person accused 是accused person ?named?
The trial opened, the jury chosen and charges read.
后面是独立主格部分,对主句The trial opened进行补充说明
...jury could decide only if the person accused published in the newspaper named in the charges.
jury could decide only if...陪审团只有在...前提下才能作出裁决...
...the person主语 (who was) accused published谓语动词 in the newspaper (which was)named in the charges. (定语修饰newspaper)