这里的主语之后为何有一逗号?

有一读者问:有这样一句话:

(1)The latter, found himself unable to come out of the sea to join the battle.

这里的主语 the latter 之后为什么有一逗号?

这一句中的主语 the latter,由于上下文的关系,其后用一逗号,表示需要停顿一下。在英语里,由于种种原因,主语之后是可以用逗号的,如:

(2)Spicy but genteel, is the management's slogan.(spicy but genteel 是一口号,故其后需要停顿)

(3)Workers of the Beiyin City Knitting Mill in Northwest China's Gansu Province, are manufacturing children's knitwear.(主语部分较长,故其后需要停顿)