As such, it needed to appreciate the economic realities, the social contexts and power relations in which each epoch stood.
【重点词汇】
appreciate [ə'pri:fieit]
v.欣赏,赏识,重视;感激,感谢,欢迎
context ['kontekst]
n.背景,环境,来龙去脉;上下文,语境
power ['pavə(r)]
n. 权力,能力,影响力
v.驱动,推动(机器或车辆)
epoch['i:ppk]n.时代,纪元,时期
【句子分析】
主句:it(主语)needed(谓语)不定式短语to appreciate......(宾语)
in which定语从句:in which (介词+关系代词)each epoch(主语)stood(谓语)
[补充分析]
①介词短语As such做过渡状语,表示上下句的承接关系;
②the economic realities, the social contexts, power relations是由and连接的并列名词短语,做appreciate的宾语;
③定语从句中in which=where,在从句中做状语成分;从句中的难点在于“stood”一词,可理解为“处于”。
【参考译文】
如此一来,它必须重视各个时代(所处的)不同的经济现状、社会背景和权力关系