18. Two months ago Gullotta saw a 50-year-old man who had delayed doing anything about his smoker s cough for a year.
【分析】本句为复合句。主句为Gullotta saw a 50-year-old man。 who引导定语从句,修饰 a 50-year-old man。delay后常接动名词,表示 推迟做某事 。smoker s cough指吸烟引起的咳嗽。
【译文】两个月前,古丽塔遇见一位50岁的男人,他耽搁了一年而未对吸烟引起的咳嗽做任何处理。
19.Store managers are often the last to hear complaints, and often find out only when their regular customers decide to frequent their competitors, according to a study jointly conducted by Verde Group and Wharton School.
【分析】本句为并列复合句。when引导时间状语从句,according to 是介词短语。conducted by Verde Group and Wharton School作后置定语修饰a study。the last one to do sth.意为 最后一个做某事的人 。
【译文】据沃德集团和沃顿商学院所做的一份联合调查显示,商店经理总是最后一个接到投诉,并且通常是当他们的常客决定定期光顾他们的竞争对手时才发现。
20. Retailers who re responsive and friendly are more likely to smooth over issues than those who aren t so friendly, said Professor Stephen Hoch.
【分析】本句中的直接引语为复合句。句子主干为Retailers are more likely to smooth over issues than those, more than是比较级结构。第一个who引导的定语从句修饰Retailers,第二个who引导的定语从句修饰those。
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