2006 Part A Text 11. There is “the democratizing uniformity of dress and discourse,and the casualness and absence of deference” characteristic of popular culture.【译文】 (美国社会出现）“服饰和话语趋于平民化的一致，随意和尊重的缺失”，这样正是通俗文化的特点。【析句】 注意句子的表语是引号中的句子成分，表语实际是三个内容：the democrat-izing uniformity,the casualness和absence of deference。形容词短语（characteristic of popular culture）是表语的后置定语。对此句的理解在很大程度上取决于对单词的理解。【讲词】 democratize意为“民主化”，本句中意为“平民化”。uniformity意为“相同，一致”。Since then,the nation has sought uniformity in education to expand opportunities to all students.（自那时起，国家就致力于向所有的学生提供相同的教育机会。）This procedure has produced gratifying results in achieving uniformity in remendations and decisions.（这一程序统一了建议和决定，效果令人满意。）...
