Embroideryisthehandicraftofdecoratingfabricorothermaterialswithneedleandthreadoryarn.Itismostoftenusedoncaps,hats,coats,blankets,dressshirts,stockings,andgolfshirts.Itisastrikingfactthatinthedevelopmentofembroiderytherearenochangesofmaterialsortechniqueswhichcanbefeltorinterpretedasadvancesfromaprimitivetoalater,morerefinedstage.Ontheotherhand,wefindatechnicalaccomplishmentandhighstandardofcraftsmanshipinearlyworksarerarelyattainedinlatertimes.
1.令人感到吃惊的是在刺绣的发展过程中,从起初到后来更精美的阶段,让人感觉不到也说不出来有什么材质或技术的变化:“令人感到吃惊的是”可以理解为“这是一个令人吃惊的事实”,即Itisastrikingfactthat...,后跟fact的同位语从句;“在...发展过程中”可用inthedevelopmentof表示;“从起初到后来更精美的阶段可用from…to...短语,即asadvancesfromaprimitivetoalater,morerefinedstage;“让人感觉不到也说不出来有什么材质或技术的变化,这个句子包含了一个定语从句,主句是therearenochangesofmaterialsortechniques,后跟which引导的定语从句;“说出”即“解释、说明”,可译为interpret,其同义词有:account、translate。