考研英语长难句｜Day63

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今日长难句

Their theory is that if a lot of traders have already sold stocks, there will be fewer potential sellers to drive prices down in the future.

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词汇解析

heory [ˈθiːəri] n. 理论，原则

stock [stɑːk] n. 股票

potential [pəˈtenʃl] adj. 潜在的，可能的

drive...down 压低......

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结构分析

✔句子主干：

Their theory is that...

✔表语从句：

there will be fewer potential sellers to drive prices down in the future

✔状语从句：

if a lot of traders have already sold stocks

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参考译文

Their theory is that if a lot of traders have already sold stocks, there will be fewer potential sellers to drive prices down in the future.

他们认为倘若许多交易者已经抛售股票，未来就没有那么多潜在股票卖家来压低股价。