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The company, a major energy supplier in New England, provoked justified outrage in Vermont last week when it announced it was reneging on a longstanding commitment to abide by the state’s strict nuclear regulations.
词汇突破
outrage [ˈaʊtreɪdʒ]
n. 愤怒,愤慨;暴行;侮辱
vt. 凌辱,强奸;对…施暴行;激起愤怒
renege [rɪˈniːɡ]
vi. 食言;违例出牌
vt. 否认
n. 出牌违例
abide [əˈbaɪd]
vt. 忍受,容忍;停留;遵守
vi. 持续;忍受;停留
结构分析
句子的主干是 The company provoked justified outrage in Vermont last week。插入语 a major energy supplier in New England,作主语 The company 的同位语,when 引导一个时间状语从句修饰 last week,其中含有一个省略了 that 的宾语从句,作 announced 的宾语,不定式 to abide by the state’s strict nuclear regulations 作后置定语,修饰 commitment。
参考译文
该公司是新英格兰地区的主要能源供应商,上周在佛蒙特州宣布违背长期以来遵守该州严格的核法规的承诺,这引起了佛蒙特州的公愤。