303. The legislators lean toward letting business people track our financial habits virtually at will.
译文 立法者实际上倾向于让商业人士任意跟踪我们的金融消费习惯。
点睛 本句的主干是The legislators lean toward...。其中，letting business...virtually at will为现在分词短语作lean toward的宾语。
lean toward在句中意为“倾向于”，本义指“向前倾”。如：
The old man leaned forward to listen better. 老人倾身向前，以便能听清楚些。
track意为“跟踪，追踪”。如：
It's difficult to track an animal in the big snow. 要在大雪中追踪猎物是很困难的。
virtually意为“实际上，事实上”。如：
He is so busy that he virtually lives in his office. 他忙得简直是住在自己的办公室里了。
at will意为“任意，随意”，相当于“at one's disposal”。如：
According the Law of Labour, no company can fire workers at will / at their disposal. 根据劳动法，公司不可以任意解雇工人。
考点归纳 与lean相关的短语还有：
lean on意为“靠在……上；依靠”。如：
Betty felt very tired, so she leaned on her boyfriend. 贝蒂觉得很累，于是靠在她男朋友身上。
We lean on our friends when we are in trouble. 我们遇到困难时依靠朋友帮助。
lean over意为“倾身，弯下身子”。如：
The trees leaned over in the strong wind. 树木被大风吹得倾斜了。
lean back意为“向后倾斜，后仰”。如：
Please don't lean your chair back. You'll break it. 请不要坐在椅子上往后仰，你会把椅子弄坏的。
lean to意为“倾向，偏向”。如：
I lean to the group approach. 我赞成集体探讨方法。
My nephew's handwriting leans to the left. 我侄子写字向左歪。
