外刊精选长难句「英语每日外刊长难句1114」

经济学人
Economist
Europe is reliant on gas to heat homes, and to generate electricity to power factories, raising fears of business closures, rationing and a recession as the weather turns cold.
【词汇】
be reliant on 依赖,依靠
generate [?d?en?re?t] v. 生成,产生
closure [?klo???r] n. 关闭 , 倒闭
ration [?r??n] v. 配给,定量供应
recession [r??se?n] n. 经济衰退
【外刊精选长难句「英语每日外刊长难句1114」】【句子结构】
?句子主干:
Europe is reliant on gas
?状语1:
to heat homes, and to generate electricity to power factories
?状语2:
raising fears of business closures, rationing and a recession
?状语从句:
as the weather turns cold
【原文】
Europe is reliant on gas to heat homes, and to generate electricity to power factories, raising fears of business closures, rationing and a recession as the weather turns cold.
【译文】
欧洲依赖于天然气给房屋供暖和给工厂发电 。随之天气转冷,人们开始担心企业倒闭、资源定量供应和经济衰退 。