Iceland1 briefly celebrated2 electing a female-majority parliament on Sunday3 before a recount showed the result just fell short of that landmark for gender parity in the North Atlantic island nation4.
长难句解析
解:1主语,2谓语,3动名词短语作宾语,4时间状语从句
析:在4时间状语从句中,引导词是before,主语是“a recount”,谓语是“showed”;该从句中还包含一个宾语从句“the result... nation”,引导词that不作成分被省略。
重点词汇词组
1.fall short of 达不到;缺乏
eg.Environmentalists say both measures fall short of what is needed.
环保人士称,这两个措施都达不到要求。
【同义表达】come short of
2.gender parity 性别平等;性别均等;两性共治
eg.A new report finds Nordic countries essentially enjoygender parityin politics.
一项新研究显示,北欧国家在政坛上基本实现了性别平等。
parity 平价;相等;胎次;分娩
eg.Women have yet to achieve wage or occupationalparityin many fields.
妇女们在许多领域尚未实现薪酬或职业的平等。
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