2018年考研英语难吗:2018考研英语长难句解析（66）

That suggests invention now proceeds mainly by recombining existing technologies and chimes with the idea that inventions were, in some sense, more fundamental in the past than they are today.
　　词汇突破：
　　chime (In) with sth = fit sth; suit sth; 符合某事， 适合某事;
　　chime with the idea; 与...观念相一致;
　　长难句解析：
　　句子主干：That suggests …and chimeswith the idea…
　　其他部分：Invention now proceeds mainly byrecombining existing techno logies. 宾语从句
　　inventions were, in somesense, more fundamental in the past
　　than they are today. 同位语从句
　　参考译文：这表明现在发明的推进主要是靠重组现有的技术，这也和下面的看法一致：从某种意义上讲，过去的发明更为根本。

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