例315　It was within the computer age that the term "information society" began to be widely used to describe the environment within which we now live.

【结构分析】这句话是个典型的强调句，被强调的成分是within the computer age，后面加上真正的强调句，也就是that the term "information society" began to be widely used to describe the environment，后面加上了定语从句within which we now live。

【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于强调句套上了定语从句，确实很经典。

【核心词汇】

computer age　计算机年代

the term "information society"　“信息化社会”这个概念

widely used to　广泛应用于

【参考译文】正是在计算机年代中才出现了“信息化社会”这个概念，这个概念广泛用于描述我们所生存的环境。