【长难句】

 

David Mallen, associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau, said in the last two years the organization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringing against each other for false or misleading environmental product claims.

 

【句子拆分】

 

主语 David Mallen

 

谓语 said

 

宾语 the organization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringing against each other for false or misleading environmental product claims

 

【单词解析】

单词	音标	中文词意
associate	[əˈsəʊʃɪeɪt]	v. 联想，联系 adj. 副的；联合的
bureau	[ˈbjʊərəʊ]	办事处，办公室，机构;(美国政府部门)局，处，科

 

【语法分析】

 

这句话的主语是"David Mallen","associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau"是主语的同位语，谓语是"said"，"in the last two years"是时间状语，从"the organization"开始就是宾语从句了。宾语从句中的主语"the organization"，谓语部分是"had seen"，宾语"an increase"，宾语的定语"in the number of claims"

 

【译文】

 

美国商业促进委员会副主管DavidMalen指出,在过去两年中,该组织发现越来越多的公司指控其他公司使用虚假或误导性的环保宣传语。

 

【考情分析】

 

这句话的一个小难点在于"companies were bringing against each other for false or misleading environmental product claims"这个句子是定语从句，修饰前面的"the number of claims"，先行词在定语从句中做宾语，也就是跟在"were bringing"后面，故省略了连接词。定语从句中的"for..."是原因状语，表达因为什么而指控。