考研英語長難句｜Day14

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今日長難句

A push in the U.S. Congress to make daylight-saving time permanent, which was unanimously passed by the Senate earlier this year, has stalled in the House, with a key lawmaker telling Reuters they have been unable to reach consensus.

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詞彙解析

the U.S. Congress 美國國會

daylight-saving time 夏令時（由國家規定將時間撥快一小時，以節約能源）

permanent [ˈpɜːrmənənt] adj. 永久的，永恆的

unanimously [juˈnænəməsli] adv. 全體一致地

the Senate 參議院

stall [stɔːl] v. 暫緩

the House 衆議院

consensus [kənˈsensəs] n. 共識

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結構分析

✔ 句子主幹：

A push has stalled

✔定語：

in the U.S. Congress to make daylight-saving time permanent

✔定語從句（插入語）：

which was unanimously passed by the Senate earlier this year

✔狀語1：

in the House

✔狀語2：

with a key lawmaker telling Reuters...

✔賓語從句：

they have been unable to reach consensus

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參考譯文

A push in the U.S. Congress to make daylight-saving time permanent, which was unanimously passed by the Senate earlier this year, has stalled in the House, with a key lawmaker telling Reuters they have been unable to reach consensus.

今年早些時候，參議院一致通過了美國國會將夏令時永久化的提議，但衆議院暫緩了這一提議的進程。一位（重要的）立法者告訴路透社，他們並未達成共識。