考研英语长难句｜Day14

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今日长难句

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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词汇解析

the U.S. Congress 美国国会

daylight-saving time 夏令时（由国家规定将时间拨快一小时，以节约能源）

permanent [ˈpɜːrmənənt] adj. 永久的，永恒的

unanimously [juˈnænəməsli] adv. 全体一致地

the Senate 参议院

stall [stɔːl] v. 暂缓

the House 众议院

consensus [kənˈsensəs] n. 共识

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结构分析

✔ 句子主干：

A push has stalled

✔定语：

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

✔定语从句（插入语）：

which was unanimously passed by the Senate earlier this year

✔状语1：

in the House

✔状语2：

with a key lawmaker telling Reuters...

✔宾语从句：

they have been unable to reach consensus

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参考译文

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.

今年早些时候，参议院一致通过了美国国会将夏令时永久化的提议，但众议院暂缓了这一提议的进程。一位（重要的）立法者告诉路透社，他们并未达成共识。