今日长难句:
选自《经济学人》
Yet Mr Boudin’s was the fifth recall election in California this year, including a successful vote against three school-board members who had refused to reopen schools while debating name changes for them, says Josh Spivak, an expert on recalls.
然而,罢免专家乔希·斯皮瓦克表示,布丁的罢免选举是加州今年的第五次罢免选举,包括成功投票反对三名学校董事会成员,这三名成员在为学校更名进行辩论时拒绝重新开学。
这句话的主语Mr Boudin’s指的是Mr Boudin’s recall election,为了表达更加简洁,所以省略掉了recall election,Yet Mr Boudin’s (recall election)was the fifth recall election in California this year, 布丁的罢免选举是加州今年的第五次罢免选举,注意这里的recall有召回的意思,所以recall election翻译成罢免选举,指的是把原来选举出来的人通过投票进行罢免的程序。和之后的vote against是语义重复,可以进行解释。之后跟随including sth现在分词短语后置定语修饰recall election,including a successful vote against three school-board members,这个recall election包括成功投票反对三名学校董事会成员,之后跟随who引导的定语从句修饰members,什么样的学校董事会成员?who had refused to reopen schools,拒绝重新开放学校的成员,之后跟随后置状语 while debating name changes for them,其中them指的是schools,在讨论为学校更名时拒绝重新开学。says sb,某人说道,之后是同位语an expert on recalls,罢免专家。注意某方面的专家可以用固定搭配an expert on sth。
总结下,这句话由3个简单句构成,3个谓语动词是was,had refused和says。整句话意思是:然而,罢免专家乔希·斯皮瓦克表示,布丁的罢免选举是加州今年的第五次罢免选举,包括成功投票反对三名学校董事会成员,这三名成员在为学校更名进行辩论时拒绝重新开学。
核心要点:
1.debate n. 讨论,辩论 v. 反复思考,斟酌;讨论,
例:There had been much debate on the issue of childcare. 人们对儿童保育问题议论纷纷。
2.recall v. 记起,回想起;n. 记忆力,记性;召回;
例:The recall of Ambassador Alan Green is a public signal of America's concern.
艾伦·格林大使的召回是美国关注此事的公开信号。
3.board n.董事会,理事会
例:He’s on the board of directors.
他是董事会成员。
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