2019考研英语长难句(159)同位语从句
Their analysis ruled out the possibility thatit was firm’s political influence, rather than their CSR stand, that accountedfor the leniency: Companies that contributed more to political campaigns didnot receive lower fines.
主干:Their analysis ruled out the possibility
同位语从句:that itwas firm’s political influence, rather than their CSR stand, that accounted forthe leniency: Companies that contributed more to political campaigns did notreceive lower fines. that 引导的同位语从句解释说明possibility。
强调句:it wasfirm’s political influence that accounted for the leniency。(强调句型it is…that)。
翻译:他们的分析排除了这样的可能性,即:是当事公司的政治影响力,而非他们的企业社会责任立场才让它获得了较轻的处罚,因为那些支持政治运动更多的公司并没有得到更低的罚金。