A survey conducted recently in Beijing by a market survey company indicated that about 3.3 percent of 1,300 surveyed families in Beijing said they have no plans to have children.
必记词汇:
①survey [ˈsɝˌve] n.
调查
②conduct [kən'dʌkt] vt.
实施
③indicate ['ɪndɪket] vt.
暗示,表明
④percent [pɚ'sɛnt] n.
百分比,百分之一
⑤surveyed
被调查的
写作积累:
①conduct a survey
实施一项调查
②a market survey company
一家市场调查公司
③A survey…indicated that …
一项调查显示…
④A survey conducted recently in Beijing by a market survey company indicated that…
一家市场调查公司最近在北京实施的调查显示…
⑤1,300 surveyed families in Beijing
1300个被调查的北京家庭
⑥have no plans to …
没有任何…的计划
结构解析:
①A survey{conducted recently in Beijing by a market survey company} indicated that …
大括弧~过去分词短语作后置定语,修饰survey
②about 3.3 percent{of 1,300 surveyed families} {in Beijing} said they …
大括弧of…作后定修饰3.3 percent
大括弧in Beijing作后定修饰families
③have no plans{to have children}
没有任何生育子女的计划
参考译文:
一家市场调查公司最近在北京实施的调查显示,1300个被调查的北京家庭中,大约3.3%的家庭说他们没有生育子女的计划。