分析語法成分：It seems as impossible as Brazil defeating the Unite

題目：

分析語法成分：
It seems as impossible as Brazil defeating the Unite d States would sound.

解答：

"America beat Japan in war?" asks Kevin 2050.He is astonished.It seems as impossible as Brazil defeating the United States would sound in 1990.
這句的語法：①as…as…結構 ②動名詞
as…as…結構中第一個as作副詞修飾impossible,第二個as作連詞,引導後面的比較狀語從句.
as A as B → 「和B一樣A」,as impossible as B → 「和B一樣不可能」.
例：The apple seems as big as my palm.（雖然第二個as後連接的是句子,但句子的謂語可以省略,這是as…as…結構特殊的地方）
Brazil defeating the United States：動名詞複合結構作從句主語,省略了「's」 → Brazil's defeating the United States.
例：His being later makes the teacher unhappy.
全句翻譯：這句話似乎和在1990年的「巴西能打敗美國」聽起來一樣不可能.→ 這句話就和人們在1990年聽到「巴西能打敗美國」一樣,讓人覺得難以置信（在這個故事裡,2050年的日本是強國而美國是弱國,因此美國曾經打敗日本的歷史讓2050年的Kevin 2050覺得不可思議、震驚了,這就如同有人在1990年說「巴西能打敗超級大國美帝」一樣讓人詫異）.