
The 1990 Census revealed that "a majority of immigrants from each of the fifteen most common countries of origin spoke English 'well' or 'very well' after ten years of residence."
【分析】复合句。句子主干为The 1990 Census revealed that..., that引导宾语从句。宾语从句主语为a majority of immigrants; from each of the fifteen most common countries of origin 是其后置定语;spoke 是谓语;English 是宾语;'well' or 'very well' 是状语;after ten years of residence为时间状语。
【译文】1990年的人口普査显示来自十五个主要移出国的大多数移民经过十年定居以后能‘较好’或‘很好’地使用英语。