请教新概念3,25课的一句语法ThefirstofthetwoshipstoreachJavaaftertheracehadbegunwastheThermopylae.其中aftertheracehadbegun是修饰什么的?这个句子的顺序有别的写法吧?

Question

请教新概念3,25课的一句语法
The first of the two ships to reach Java after the race had begun was the Thermopylae .
其中after the race had begun是修饰什么的?
这个句子的顺序有别的写法吧?

Answer 1

after the race had begun是状语,来修饰这个船状况,可以改成After the race had begun The first of the two ships to reach Java was the Thermopylae