解釋：在Although引導的分句中，謂語shows后面跟著一個長長的賓語從句，從句中先出現一個插入語as an object becomes familiar，之后的內容是由and 連接的兩套并列的主謂賓。其實and前后就是兩個句子，只不過作者省略了后面的句子中與前面相同的引導詞that和謂語become.
句子中有一個生詞holistic，其實即使不認識，也能用合理化原則猜出它是后面serial的反義詞、parallel的同義詞，大約是統(tǒng)一、完整或同時的意思;其實只要能理解到其是與serial相反的意思即可。
意群訓練：Although some experiments show that，as an object becomes familiar，its internal representation becomes more holistic and the recognition process correspondingly more parallel，the weight of evidence seems to support the serial hypothesis，at least for objects that are not notably simple and familiar.
2. In large part as a consequence of the feminist movement，historians have focused a great deal of attention in recent years on determining more accurately the status of women in various periods. (3+)
在很大程度上，由于女權主義運動(feminist movement)的緣故，史學家近年來匯聚了大量的注意力，來更為準確地確定婦女在各個歷史時期的地位。 Focus A on B;