Question

英语句子分析

Two years ago，UN put Italy on notice，saying the government was not protecting Venice.
这个句子中间是插入语吗？感觉把中间删了，句子不通啊，主语是UN，还是saying the government？

Answer 1

你的问题好乱哦！
首先，There
were
hundreds
of
people
there的意思是说：当时，这里有上百的人。there，在这个语境里是“当时”的意思。
In
1995,
there
was
a
very
big
race这个句子中“there
was
”未必就是“有”的意思。
My
wife
and
I
were
at
the
race.
的翻译意思当然是说：
我和我的妻子在赛场