今日外刊难句:
From The Guardian:
"Despite the government's efforts to boost renewable energy, the report indicates that fossil fuels still account for a significant portion of the nation's energy consumption, raising concerns about the country's ability to meet its climate goals."
标准答案
尽管政府努力促进可再生能源的发展,报告显示化石燃料仍占全国能源消费的很大一部分,这引发了人们对该国能否实现其气候目标的担忧。
生词和习语注解
boost:促进,推动。
renewable energy:可再生能源。
fossil fuels:化石燃料。
account for:占据,构成。
significant portion:重要部分,显著部分。portion:部分。
energy consumption:能源消费。
raise concerns:引发担忧。concerns:担忧,关注。
climate goals:气候目标。
主要语法结构分析
主句:
主语:the report
谓语:indicates
宾语:that fossil fuels still account for a significant portion of the nation's energy consumption
让步状语从句:
Despite the government's efforts to boost renewable energy:Despite:介词,表示尽管。
the government's efforts:名词短语,作 Despite 的宾语。
to boost renewable energy:不定式短语,作 efforts 的定语,表示努力的目的。
结果状语:
raising concerns about the country's ability to meet its climate goals:raising:现在分词,表示引发结果。
concerns:名词,作 raising 的宾语。
about the country's ability to meet its climate goals:介词短语,修饰 concerns,表示担忧的具体内容。