( ) Aristotle came at the end of the creative period in Greek thought, and after his death it was two thousand years before the world produced any philosopher who could be regarded as approximately his equal.
(A) In the opinion of the Greek people, Aristotle came and ended their creative period.
(B) The world did not produce any philosopher nearly as great as Aristotle until two thousand years after his death.
(C) Aristotle, the most creative philosopher the world ever produced, died two thousand years ago.
(D) Two thousand years after Aristotle’s death, any philosopher that the world produced could be regarded as nearly his equal.
英銘老師：很多同學看到句意解析的題型常常會心生疑懼，其實句意解析的解題並不難，只要參照以下的步驟，就可以輕鬆的掌握句意解析的內容取得分數。
Step 1：瀏覽句意，找出主結構，“Aristotle came at the end of the creative period in Greek thought” (亞里士多德在希臘思想的創造期快結束時出現)。
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creative adj. 有創造(想像)力的、創造(性)的 (always)
Ronald is a very creative composer.
Ronald是一個極富創造力的作曲家。
Meredith is good at creative writing.
Meredith擅長創造性寫作。
Step 2：形容詞子句“who could be regarded as approximately his equal.”(可被視為與他的地位相同的人)當形容詞用，修飾名詞“philosopher”。合併之後→一個大約可與他相當的哲學家。
補充：
equal (always)
1. adj. 相等的、勝任的、平等的
A quarter is equal to 25 cents.
25分的硬幣相當於25美分。
Oliver is not equal to the job.
Oliver不能勝任這工作。
All men are created equal.
人人生來平等。
2. n. 相等的人(事物、數量)
Randy should have married somebody more his equal.
Randy應該和一個更門當戶對的人結婚。
3. v. 等於、比得上
Ten plus nine equals nineteen.
十加九等於十九。
No amount of money can equal love like that.
再多的金錢也比不上那樣的愛。
Step 2：副詞子句“after his death it was two thousand years before the world produced any philosopher”(在他去世2000年之後，世界上才出現一個哲學家)，修飾主要子句。合併之後→亞里士多德在希臘思想的創造期快結束時出現，在他去世2000年之後，世界上才出現一個大約可與他相當的哲學家。
補充：
produce v. 生產、引起、提出、製(創)作、分娩 n. 農產品 (always)
The pancreas produces insulin in our body.
胰腺在體內產生胰島素。
The famous athlete's retirement produced gasps of amazement.
那著名的運動員要退休，引起了一片驚歎聲。
Yvette produced some evidence in support of her argument.
Yvette提供一些證據來支援她的論點。
Victor wants to produce a film about global warming.
Victor希望拍一部關於全球暖化的影片。
Female mice produce eight to fifteen babies at a time.
母老鼠一次生8到15隻鼠仔。
philosopher n. 哲學家、思想家 (often)
Sheila is a renowned writer and philosopher.
Sheila是一個著名的作家兼哲學家.
Lao-tzu was a noted ancient Chinese philosopher.
老子是中國古代的著名思想家。
(A) 在希臘人的眼中，亞里士多德出現並結束思想創造期。
(B) 在世界上，一直到了亞里士多德去世2000年之後，才出現一個大約與他一樣偉大的哲學家。
(C) 亞里士多德是世界上最有創造力的哲學家，在2000年前過世。
(D) 在亞里士多德去世2000年之後，任何一個哲學家都可能被視為與他的能力相當。
所以答案是(B)。