1.这是一个简单句. 该句采用了现在完成时. 主语是The minister,系表结构be replaced. since为副词,在句中作时间状语,意思是“自那以来/以后”. 2.可以把句子换写成:The minister has been replaced since. = The minister has been replaced ever since. = The minister has been replaced since then. 翻译:从那以后这个部长/大臣/牧师就被撤换了.