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篇章剖析:
本文介绍了目前奶制品公司因内部设定价格而面临受到的调查和处罚的状况。第一段由Tesco公司目前正在通过法律解决自己面临的困境引出本文的话题;第二段是追溯牛奶价格上涨的原因;第三段是讲述牛奶价格上涨对消费者的损害;第四段又回到Tesco事件上,描述了其态度;第五段和第六段讲述其他相关公司对该事件的看法和态度。
词汇注释:
processor n. 加工者
cartel n. 卡特尔, 联合企业, 垄断集团
leniency n. 宽大,慈悲,慈悲宽厚的行为
dent v.使凹下, 凹进, 削弱
defiant adj.挑战的, 挑衅的, 目中无人的
stall v.(使)停转, (使)停止, 迟延
profiteer vi. 牟取暴利
难句突破:
(1) They were fined a total of just over £116 million as part of a leniency
deal offered by the watchdog to companies that owned up quickly to
anti- competitive behaviour.
主体句式: They were fined a total of just over £116 million as part of a
leniency deal...
结构分析: 这是一个复合句,其成分比较复杂。offered by the watchdog to
companies作为一个分词短语来修饰前面的deal, 而后面that引导的定语从句又修饰companies.
题目分析:
1. From the first paragraph, we may infer that _____由第一段可以推断出______
[A] Tesco has caused a loss of £270 million to consumers.[A] Tesco
给消费者造成了两亿七千万的损失。
[B] Tesco has colluded with Asda, Wiseman, Dairy Crest and Cheese Company
in fixing the dairy price.[B] Tesco 和Asda, Wiseman, Dairy Crest 及 Cheese
Company联合确定牛奶价格。
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