今日长难句:
选自《经济学人》
Pressure to improve performance has been increased of late by Trian, an activist hedge fund which has built a stake in the company, and by the firm's failed bid to buy the consumer-health business of GlaxoSmithKline, a British drugmaker.
最近,该公司提高业绩的压力增加了,因为激进的对冲基金Trian入股了该公司,同时该公司收购英国制药公司葛兰素史克消费者健康的业务也失败了。
这句话主句的主干提取出来是pressure has been increased,什么样的压力?to improve performance是动词不定式作定语修饰pressure,of late表示最近,压力被什么增加?之后跟随方式状语by Trian,an activist hedge fund是其同位语,它是一个激进的对冲基金,之后是which引导的定语从句,什么样的对冲基金?which has built a stake in the company,入股了这个公司的对冲基金,and by the firm’s failed bid 对应之前的pressure has been increased by,与之前的第一个压力增加的原因是并列关系,压力还由投标的失败所导致,什么样的投标?之后跟对不定式短语作后置定语,bid to buy the consumer-health business of GlaxoSmithKline,购买某公司的消费健康业务的投标,这是什么公司,之后跟随同位语a British drugmaker。
总结下,这句话一共由两个简单句构成,两个谓语动词分别是has been increased和has built。整句话意思是:最近,该公司提高业绩的压力增加了,因为激进的对冲基金Trian入股了该公司,同时该公司收购英国制药公司葛兰素史克消费者健康的业务也失败了。
核心要点:
1.of late 最近;近来
例:I haven't seen him of late.
我最近未见过他。
2.stake n. 股本,股份
例:He starts to build up his initial stake in that company.
他开始增持那个公司的股份。
3.bid n./v. 出价;投标,竞标;
例:A French firm will be bidding for the contract.
一家法国公司将投标争取这项合同。
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