同學生做 UE 1997 Section C 閱讀理解，文章標題為 "The Asian Challenge: British Member of Parliament David Howell contrasts East with West" ，文中 41 至 45 行這樣寫：

So, the prospect emerges not just of richer Asian countries with far better public amenities, but of states with a cleaner environment and more reliable power supplies than Western governments for decades to come.

有學生看不懂這個英語句子，不明白動詞 emerge 後為何會接介詞 of ，而非 from 。今日我就為讀者解讀這句子，並看看英語裡頭一種語法現象，從而解答以上疑問。

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