例269 If, on the other hand, producing more of a commodity results in reducing its cost, this will tend to increase the supply offered by seller-producers, which in turn will lower the price and permit more consumers to buy the product.
【结构分析】If这个条件句的主语是producing more of a commodity,动词是results in,宾语是动名词短语reducing its cost,主句中的主语是代词this,动词是will tend to increase,宾语是the supply,后面加上分词定语offered by seller-producers,句子最后是非限定性定语从句which,该定语从句有两个动词并列,分别是lower和permit。
【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于条件句加上非限定性定语从句which,非限定性定语从句包括两个并列的动词,其中条件句的主语和宾语都是动名词短语,条件句的主干也很难,里面也有动名词短语,非限定性定语从句指代不是宾语,而是整个句子,要翻译成这件事或这种情况,非限定性定语从句表示评价,用于图画作文的创作,妙笔生辉。
【核心词汇】
producing more of a commodity 大量制造某种商品
reducing its cost 降低成本
increase the supply 增加供给
seller-producers 卖方和制造商
lower the price 降低价格
【参考译文】另一方面,如果大量制造某种商品导致其成本下降,那么这就有可能增加卖方和制造商能提供的供给,而这也就会反过来降低价格并允许更多的消费者购买产品。