考研英语：翻译真题解析二十八

Emerging from the 1980 census is the picture of a nation developing more and more regional competition, as population growth in the Northeast and Midwest reaches a near standstill.

【词汇突破】census 人口普查Deveolop 出现

【主干识别】the picture is emerging

【其他成分】from the 1980 census状语;of a nation developing more and more regional competition定语修饰picture;as population growth in the Northeast and Midwest reaches a near standstill状语从句。

【难点揭秘】倒装的识别

【答案】从1980年的人口普查中,出现了这样一个情况,当东北部和中西部地区的人口增长几乎停止的时候,这个国家地区间的竞争就变得的越来越激烈了。