问
Agriculture was a step in human progress ____ which subsequently there was not anything comparable until our own machine age.
A. to B. in C. for D. from(全国四级,00.12-64)
[原译]农业在人类发展中是一个台阶,因此直到机器时代的来临才有可与之相比较的。(《大学英语四级历年考试试题详解》,外文出版社,p.335)
请问 subsequently 在这里是“因此”的意思吗?
答
subsequently 在这里作“随后”“之后”“后来”(afterwards)解。例如：The Queen visited the new museum and subsequently attended a banquet in the Town Hall. 女王参观了新博物馆，接着出席了在市政厅举行的宴会。
[试题句意]农业是人类进步史上重要的一步,之后直到机器时代,没有什么可与之相比的。