例81 The OECD estimates in its latest Economic Outlook that, if oil prices averaged $22 a barrel for a full year, compared with $13 in 1998, this would increase the oil import bill in rich economies by only 0.25-0.5% of GDP.
【结构分析】主语是The OECD,动词是estimates,介词短语in its latest Economic Outlook做状语,that引导很长的宾语从句,其中if oil prices averaged $22 a barrel for a full year是宾语从句中的条件状语从句,compared with $13 in 1998是个分词状语,修饰这个状语从句,this would increase the oil import bill in rich economies是状语从句的主干,介词短语by only 0.25-0.5% of GDP修饰前面的句子。
【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于宾语从句里面套有状语从句,状语从句套上分词状语,宾语从句套状语从句很有特色。
【核心词汇】
in its latest Economic Outlook 在其最近的《经济瞭望》中
estimate 估计
compared with 比较
oil import bill 石油进口账单
rich economies 富裕的经济体
【参考译文】OECD在其最近的《经济瞭望》中估计,如果石油价格与1998年的每桶13美元相比在一年中平均为每22美元,这也只会给富裕的经济体的石油进口账单上增加GDP的0.25%到0.5%。