TOFEL Reading 托福阅读 —— 长难句

TPO 41.1

It coexists with hochxo (“ugliness,” or “evil,” and “disorder”) in a world where opposing forces of dynamism and stability create constant change.

• 解析：关注定语从句 where
• where (opposing forces of dynamism and stability) create (constant change)
• opposing forces of dynamism and stability $\to$ (opposing) forces of (dynamism and stability)

TPO 41.3

British archaeologist Colin Renfrew attributed the dramatic flowering of the Minoan civilization on Crete and through the Aegean to intensified trading contacts and to the impact of olive and vine cultivation on local communities.

• 解析：关注整句结构
• (British archaeologist) Colin Renfrew attributed the dramatic flowering (of the Minoan civilization on Crete and through the Aegean) to (intensified trading contacts) and to* (the impact of olive and vine cultivation on local communities).