考研英語長難句｜Day37

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今日長難句

As much as $1bn in employee shares could be sold in the tender offer, according to people with knowledge of the matter, who added that the total sold was likely to be considerably less as employees opt to hold on to stock.

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詞彙解析

employee shares 員工股票

tender /ˈtendər/ n. 收購；投標

tender offer 收購要約

people with knowledge of the matter 知情人士

considerably /kənˈsɪdərəbli/ adv. 非常，相當多地

opt to do sth. 選擇做某事

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結構分析

✔句子主幹：

As much as $1bn could be sold

✔定語：

in employee shares

✔狀語1：

in the tender offer

✔狀語2：

according to people with knowledge of the matter

✔定語從句：

who added that...

✔賓語從句：

the total sold was likely to be considerably less

✔狀語從句：

as employees opt to hold on to stock

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參考譯文

Getting more women into jobs would extend the demographic dividend and help deal with the fact that women live longer than men, but tend to have more meagre savings and pensions, and so are vulnerable in old age.

知情人士表示，在收購要約中，可能會出售至多10億美元的員工股票。他們補充稱，由於員工選擇持有股票，出售的股票總數可能會少得多。