例318 Thus, in the American economic system it is the demand of individual consumers, coupled with the desire of businessmen to maximize profits and the desire of individuals to maximize their incomes that together determine what shall be produced and how resources are used to produce it.
【结构分析】介词短语in the American economic system做状语,修饰整个句子,后面是强调句,it is是主干,加上被强调的名词短语the demand of individual consumers, coupled with the desire of businessmen to maximize profits and the desire of individuals to maximize their incomes,其中coupled with是个分词定语,修饰前面的名词短语,that引导后半部分强调句子,也就是that together determine what shall be produced and how resources are used to produce it,其中有两个宾语从句what和how。
【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于这个超级强调句,被强调的成分是很长的,多达二十多个单词,很壮观,而且强调句后面居然加了两个宾语从句,强调句套上两个宾语从句,很有气势。
【核心词汇】
American economic system 美国的经济体系
demand of individual consumers 个体消费者的需求
the desire of businessmen 商人试图
maximize profits 最大化其利润
maximize their incomes 最大化其收入
what shall be produced 什么应该被制造
how resources are used to produce it 资源如何被用来制造它们
【参考译文】因此,在美国的经济体系中,个体消费者的需求与商人试图最大化其利润的欲望和个人想最大化其收入效用的欲望相结合,一起决定了什么应该被制造,以及资源如何被用来制造它们。