In terms of attitudes to creativity there seems to be a reversal of priorities: young westerners making their boldest departures first and then gradually mastering the tradition; and young Chinese being almost inseparable from the tradition, but over time, possibly evolving to a point equally original.
曹老师您对这个句子在英语网中的两个问题下做了不同的分析,这两种分析是均可的吗?
(1)young westerners making their boldest departures first and then gradually mastering the tradition; and young Chinese being almost inseparable from the tradition, but over time, possibly evolving to a point equally original.
这部分为并列的独立主格结构,对前文中的 a reversal of priorities 作补充说明。
类似的结构如:I have two cars, one of them being very expensive.
(2)网友对句子的理解有误。主要是误解了冒号的作用。冒号的主要作用是表示同位关系。即a reversal of priorities和冒号后面的部分是同位关系。而人不可能是reversal of priorities的同位语, 因此不可以将doing形式分析为现在分词短语作后置定语,而只能认为名词+doing构成动名词复合结构作同位语,尽管这个同位语是由并列的动名词复合结构构成:Westerners making...and mastering; and Chinese being...but evolving...。
我还有如下疑问:
独立主格结构不是只能做状语吗?还能修饰名词词组起补充说明作用吗?