今日长难句
Early promises to end Indian tribute and taxes on people of mixed origin came much slower because the new nations still needed the revenue such policies produced. (完形,2007)
tribute / ˈtribju:t / n.贡品;贡金
origin / ˈɔridʒin / n.身世;出身;起源
revenue / ˈrevənju: / n.税收收入;财政收入;收益
结构分析
你需要知道
1.修饰revenue的定语从句省略了引导词that。
2.以下情况that可以省略:(1) that引导宾语从句时,可以省略。(2) that在定语从句中作宾语的时候,可以省略。
翻译
取消印第安人贡税以及向混血人种征税的早期承诺却迟迟未能兑现,因为新国家仍然需要这些政策带来的税收。
预告明日长难句
This success, coupled with later research showing that memory itself is not genetically determined, led Ericsson to conclude that the act of memorizing is more of a cognitive exercise than an intuitive one.(text1. 2007)