英语长句分解--主语从句

1.Meanwhile,

the theft of information about some 40 million credit-card accounts in America, disclosed on June 17th, overshadowed a hugely important decision a day earlier by America’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

解析：the theft of information [主语] about some 40

million credit-card accounts in America, [定语] disclosed on

June 17th, [定语] overshadowed [谓语] a hugely

important decision [宾语]

翻译：同时，6月17日有关美国约4000万信用卡账户数据被盗事件的披露，给此前一天美国联邦商务委员会的一个重要决定蒙上阴影。

2.   For example,

a grandmotherly[定语]  woman staffing an animal rights booth at a recent street fair[动名词短语做定语] was distributing abrochure.

翻译：在最近的一个集市上，一位老奶奶站在动物权利宣传点前散发小册子

3.    The infrastructure

required【分词短语做定语】tomake a physical newspaper—printing presses, delivery trucks—isn’t justexpensive.

翻译：用于印刷报纸的基础设备如印刷机，运输卡车等，不仅仅是昂贵。

4.Energy

conservation【并列主语1】, a shift to other fuels【并列主语2】 and a decline【并列主语3】 in the importance of heavy【定语】, energy-intensive

industries have reduced【谓语】 oil consumption【宾语】.

翻译：节约能源、寻找替代性燃料以及减少对重型和能源密集型产业的依赖都减少了石油消耗量.