《红宝书》考研英语词汇
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Though typically about two inches taller now than 140 years ago, today’s people—especially those born to families who have lived in the U. S. for many generations—apparently reached their limit in the early 1960s.
词汇突破:
typically [ˈtɪpɪkli]
adv. 代表性地；作为特色地
inch [ɪntʃ]
n. 英寸；身高；少许
vt. 使缓慢地移动
vi. 慢慢前进
apparently [əˈpærəntli]
adv. 显然地；似乎，表面上
结构分析:
句子的主干是 today’s people apparently reached their limit。介词短语 in the early 1960s 是时间状语，修饰主句。Though typically about two inches taller now than140 years ago 是让步状语。especially those 是 today’s people 的同位语，用来解释说明。born to families 是后置定语，相当于省略了关系代词和谓语的定语从句，who have lived in the U. S. for many generations 是定语从句修饰先行词 families。
参考译文:
虽然现在的人比140年前高了大约两英寸，但他们——尤其是那些出生在美国许多代人家庭的人——显然在20世纪60年代初就达到了他们的极限。