《红宝书》考研英语词汇

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The company seems to have concluded that its reputation in Vermont is already so damaged that it has nothing left to lose by going to war with the state.

词汇突破

reputation [ ˌrepjuˈteɪʃn]
n. 名声，名誉；声望

结构分析

句子的主干是 The company seems to have concluded。第一个 that 引导一个宾语从句，作 concluded 的宾语，第二个 that 跟前面的 so 构成一个 so... that... 的结果状语从句，介词短语 by 作方式状语，修饰 it has noting left to lose。

参考译文

该公司似乎已经得出结论，它在佛蒙特州的声誉已经严重受损，与该州开战已经没有什么可失去的了。