【modestly】Whileeventhemodestlyeducatedsoughtanelevatedtonewhentheyput...

【modestly】Whileeventhemodestlyeducatedsoughtanelevatedtonewhentheyput...

【答案】 While even the modestly educated sought an elevated tone when they put pen to paper before the 1960s,even the most well regarded writing since then has sought to capture spoken English on the page.
　　先找出主句:even the most wellregarded writing since then has sought to capture spoken English on the page.
　　主句主语:(even修饰作用) the most well regarded writing
　　主句谓语:since then has sought to capture spoken English on the page.(since then 时间状语) 谓语动词是 has sought
　　前面有while引导的是这句话的状语从句,从句的主语是 (even 修饰作用) the modestly educated,从句的谓语是 sought,从句的宾语是 an elevated tone.从when 开始又是这个从句的状语从句,这个状语从句的主语是 they,谓语是 put pen to paper before the 1960s
　　所以这是状语从句里面套着另一个状语从句
　　整句翻译:
　　60年代之前,只要受过一些教育的人,写东西时都会追求高雅的格调；但此后,即使是最受推崇的文章也要弄些口语进去.

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