1、每日一句长难句（25）

But this was not always the case；before it was legally required for all children to attend school until a certain age, it was widely accepted that some were just not equipped by nature to pursue this kind of education.

2、【分析】

全句由两个分句组成，前后用分号隔开。在第二个分句的主句中，before引导状语从句，主句是it的形式主语，真正的主语是some were just not equipped by nature to pursue this kind of education。

3、【词汇】

it was widely accepted 意为“人们普遍认为”。

legally adv.合法地，从法律上讲

be equipped by nature to do 天生能做…

pursue v. 追求--->pursuit n.

4、【译文】

但是情况并不总是如此；在法律要求所有儿童在一定年龄必须上学之前，人们普遍认为有些儿童天生就不适合接受这种教育。

5、【明日长难句】

That means a higher proportion of what is in the sea is being caught, so the real difference between present and past is likely to be worse than the one recorded by changes in catch sizes.