考研英语长难句｜Day82

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今日长难句

India stepped up pressure on utilities to increase imports to blend with local coal in recent days, warning of cuts to the supply of domestically mined coal if power plants did not build up coal inventories through imports.

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词汇解析

step up 增加，提高

utility [juːˈtɪləti] n. 公用事业

blend [blend] v. 融合，混合（常与介词with搭配）

cut [kʌt] n. 缩减，削减

domestically mined coal 国内开采的煤炭

power plants 发电厂，发电站（=power stations）

inventory [ˈɪnvəntɔːri] n. 库存，存货

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结构分析

✔句子主干：

ndia stepped up pressure

✔定语：

on utilities

✔状语1：

to increase imports to blend with local coal; in recent days

✔状语2：

warning of cuts to the supply of domestically mined coal

✔状语从句：

if power plants did not build up coal inventories through imports

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参考译文

India stepped up pressure on utilities to increase imports to blend with local coal in recent days, warning of cuts to the supply of domestically mined coal if power plants did not build up coal inventories through imports.

最近，印度加大了对公用事业公司的压力，要求它们增加进口，以便与当地煤炭混合使用。印度警告称，如果发电厂不通过进口增加煤炭库存，国内开采的煤炭供应将会减少。