《红宝书》考研英语词汇
每日一句
Even before the invention of the electric light bulb, the author produced a remarkable work of speculative fiction that would foreshadow many ethical questions to be raised by technologies yet to come.
词汇突破
speculative [ˈspekjəleɪtɪv]
adj. 投机的；推测的；思索性的
foreshadow [fɔːrˈʃædoʊ]
vt. 预示；成为…的前兆
n. 预兆
ethical [ˈeθɪkl]
adj. 伦理的；道德的；凭处方出售的
n. 处方药
结构分析
本句的主干是 the author produced a remarkable work of speculative fiction。Even before the invention of the electric light bulb 为时间状语；that would foreshadow many ethical questions to be raised by technologies yet to come 为限制性定语从句，修饰先行词 a remarkable work of speculative fiction，其中 to be raised by technologies 和 yet to come 均为不定式短语作后置定语，分别修饰 many ethical questions 和 technologies。
参考译文
甚至在电灯泡发明之前，这位作家就创作了一部非凡的投机小说，预示着未来科技将引发许多伦理问题。
