Of all the changes that have taken place in English-language newpapers during in the past quarter-century,....
为什么开头的介词短语用of?有什么实际意义吗?其他介词可以吗?
我查了以下原文:
Of all the changes that have taken place in English-language newspapers during the past quarter-century, perhaps the most far-reaching has been the inexorable decline in the scope and seriousness of their arts coverage.
作者为了强调,把 Of all … century,放在了句首,如果改一下语序,就可以很容易理解了,如下:
Perhaps the most far-reaching (changes) of all the changes has been...
that have taken place in English-language newspapers during the past quarter-century 是个定语从句,修饰前面的 the changes.
简单例子如下:
Of all the students, Xiao Wang is the best.
=
Xiao Wang is the best of all the students.
希望上面的解释,对你有所帮助。