the old Cold War approaches to U.S.-Russian relations is outdated

题目

the old Cold War approaches to U.S.-Russian relations is outdated
The old Cold War approaches to U.S.-Russian relations is outdated.
这个句式什么结构啊?approach是动词吗?
appraaches 是名词的复数，为什么后面用了is？

答案

The old Cold War approaches to U.S.-Russian relations is outdated.整个句子的翻译是：（利用）冷战的方式来处理美国与俄国的关系（局势）已经是过时了.（即是说处理两国的关系是不可以用冷战.）句子的主干是The ...