It is as though 20 years of ever-tougher reforms of the job search and benefit administration system never happened.
这就好像20年来日益严格的求职和福利管理系统改革从未发生过一样。
该从句由"as though"引导,位于系动词"is"之后作表语,表达"好像......从未发生"的虚拟假设。从句主语是"20 years of ever-tougher reforms of the job search and benefit administration system",谓语是"never happened",结构完整。"as though"后接虚拟语气,用过去时"happened"表示与现在事实相反。