例51　Yet the research revealed that the U.S. factories of Honda Nissan, and Toyota achieved about 95 percent of the productivity of their Japanese counterparts as a result of the training that U.S. workers received on the job.

【结构分析】这句话是个典型的宾语从句，是the research revealed that...，宾语从句的主语是the U.S. factories of Honda Nissan, and Toyota，宾语从句的动词是achieved，宾语从句的宾语是about 95 percent of the productivity of their Japanese counterparts，此宾语是连环of结构，后面是表示原因的介词短语as a result of the training，后面是个定语从句that U.S. workers received on the job。

【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于宾语从句里面套上很难的原因状语，原因状语里面套上定语从句。

【核心词汇】

the research revealed that　研究表明

the U.S. factories of Honda Nissan, and Toyota　丰田、尼桑和本田位于美国工厂

the productivity　生产力

their Japanese counterparts　日本同行

【参考译文】然而，研究表明丰田、尼桑和本田位于美国工厂的生产率大约是日本同行的95％，这是美国工人接受在职培训的结果。