《红宝书》考研英语词汇
每日一句
Journalistic tastes had changed long before his death, and postmodern readers have little use for the richly upholstered Vicwardian prose in which he specialized.
词汇突破
upholster [ʌpˈhoʊlstər]
vt. 装饰；用（挂毯、家具等）布置；为（沙发等）装上垫子
prose [proʊz]
n. 散文；单调
adj. 散文的；平凡的；乏味的
vi. 写散文；乏味地讲话
vt. 把…写成散文
结构分析
本句的主干结构是 Journalistic tastes had changed and postmodern readers have little use。long before his death 是时间状语。in which he specialized 是定语从句，修饰 prose。
参考译文
早在他去世之前很久，新闻的品味就已经发生了变化，而后现代的读者对他所擅长的修饰华丽的维多利亚时代的散文几乎不感兴趣。
