CNN文章導讀: 中國改革 part.6

原文標題:

Can China reform?

原文連結:

http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2013/06/03/can-china-reform/

1.6>原文

The question is, will any of it actually happen? Economic reforms everywhere are politically difficult. Beijing's leaders realize that reforms are necessary to boost long-term growth but some of them will actually address public discontent, on issues like corruption. But on the other hand, many reforms will face resistance – from political elites that run state-owned enterprises and local governments that make deals with developers.

So how Beijing navigates these waters will be fascinating to watch. Maybe this week, when Xi Jinping meets President Obama in California, we will learn some more.

1.6>解析

1. politically difficult

在政治上很困難

Note: politically difficult此副詞 + 形容詞的句型與1.2所提到unusually bold的句型相同。

2. some of them

它們之中的某些(此處them是指前文的many reforms, 所以意思是某些改革)

3. address public discontent

引起公眾不滿

Note: 類似的意思也可用reveal public discontent, 例句: The poll reveals public discontent. (民調顯示公眾不滿)

4. state-owned enterprises

國營企業

5. many reforms will face resistance – from political elites that run state-owned enterprises and local governments that make deals with developers

許多改革會遭到抗拒: 來自於那些經營國營企業的政治菁英, 以及與土地開發者做生意的地方政府的抗拒

Note: 請注意以下與前段有關連的部分

解說1à

political elites that run state-owned enterprises以及ocal governments that make deals with developers分別為2個名詞構句, 以and連接, 這樣的句型和1.3的(were marked by) passivity and a lack of courage to reform是一樣的, 都是用and連接兩個名詞(或名詞構句)。

解說2à

political elites that run state-owned enterprises的that是關係代名詞, 用來連接run state-owned enterprises, 意思是指那些經營國營企業的政治菁英。因為這樣的描述很長(run state-owned enterprises), 所以用that這個關係代名詞連接。1.3的whose ten years, whose也是一個關係代名詞, 意思是”某一個人的”。

解說3à

承上述解說2, 這裡的that是關係代名詞, 與1.3連接子句的that作用不一樣; 1.3的have said that the state's command systems need an overhaul裡面的that是用來連接子句the state's command systems need an overhaul。(如何判斷是一個子句? 子句是一個完整的句子, 會有一個動詞, 在這裡是need; 會有一個主詞, 在這裡是the state's command systems)

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