考研英语长难句讲解 第213期

 　　29. A small step has been taken in the direction of a national agency with the creation of the Canadian Co-ordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment¹, funded Ottawa and the provinces.

　　【分析】简单句。句子主干为A small step has been taken，其后的in和 with介词短语作状语，过去分词短语funded ...作定语，修饰 the Canadian Co-ordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment。

　　【译文】由渥太华和各省出资成立了加拿大医疗技术评估协调办公室，这意味着向成立国家性机构迈进了一小步。

　　30. So, if the provinces want to run the health-care show, they should prove they can run it,starting with an interprovincial health list that would end duplication, save administrative² costs, prevent one province from being played off against another, and bargain for better drug prices.

　　【分析】多重复合句。句子主干为they should prove...。if引导条件状语从句，prove后面是一个省略that的宾语从句。宾语从句主干为they can run it; starting with …作状语，其中又包含一个that引导的定语从句修饰health list,定语从句包含四个并列的谓语动词：end, save, prevent, bargain。

　　【译文】如果某些省想独立负责医疗亊业,就必须证明自己有这种能力，首先要开一张省际医疗清单以防止重复、节约管理成本、防止省际争斗，以及争取更加合理的药价。

　　【点拨】1)interprovincial“省际的，省与省之间的”。2)play off against“使相互斗争”。

1 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

2 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。