例67　Economists have been particularly surprised by favorable inflation figures in Britain and the United States, since conventional measures suggest that both economies, and especially America's, have little productive slack.

【结构分析】句子的主干是个被动语态，主语是Economists，动词是have been surprised by，宾语是favorable inflation figures，后面是介词短语是in Britain and the United States，后面是个原因状语从句，也就是since conventional measures suggest...，状语从句里面套上宾语从句，也就是that both economies, and especially America's, have little productive slack。

【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于状语从句套上宾语从句，从句套从句很经典。

【核心词汇】

economists　经济学家们

favorable inflation figures　有利的通货膨胀数据

conventional measures　传统的计量方法

productive slack　生产萧条

【参考译文】经济学家们对英国和美国的有利的通货膨胀数据尤其感到惊讶，因为传统的计量方法显示两国的经济，特别是美国的经济，几乎没有生产萧条的时候。