SENTENCE EXPLANATIONS，Unit 19 Warm-up & Lessons 1-2

　　请和你的同学一起认真分析下列句子，并补全所缺内容。这种学习方式能逐步提高你理解长难句的能力。

1. It was predicted as early as the 1700s that English would one day be the global language and that has proved to be the case in the last few decades. (P6)

【分析】

①本句是一个由and连接的并列复合句。and前的分句为主从复合句，it是形式主语，that从句是真正的主语；and后的分句中that为指示代词，指代 ________。

②as early as在此意为"早在"。

【句意】早在18世纪人们就预言英语有一天会成为全球性语言，而这一预言在最近几十年中已经得到了证实。

【仿写】

①据说他早期的诗歌都被保存了下来。

________ ________ ________ ________ all of his early poems were preserved.

②他早在1989年就开始学英语了。

He started learning English ________ ________ ________ ________.

2. But sadly, the chances that we will all have the opportunity to live in an English-speaking country are small. (P6)

【分析】本句是一个主从复合句。主句为the chances are small；that引导的是________从句，用来说明the chances的具体内容。