纽约时报 The New York Times
Though wholesale energy prices have fallen back down recently, retailers warn there’s a long lag—perhaps up to a year—before consumers will see the benefits of that because energy contracts were made months before, most likely reflecting those higher prices.
【词汇】
wholesale[ˈhoʊlseɪl] adj. 批发的 fall back down 回落 retailer [ˈriːteɪlər] n. 零售商 lag [læɡ] n. 时间间隔;滞后 contract [ˈkɑːntrækt] n. 合同,契约
【句子结构】
✔句子主干: retailers warn... ✔宾语从句: there’s a long lag ✔状语从句1: Though wholesale energy prices have fallen back down recently ✔状语从句2: before consumers will see the benefits of that ✔状语从句2: because energy contracts were made months before ✔状语: most likely reflecting those higher prices ✔插入语: perhaps up to a year
【原文】
Though wholesale energy prices have fallen back down recently, retailers warn there’s a long lag—perhaps up to a year—before consumers will see the benefits of that because energy contracts were made months before, most likely reflecting those higher prices.
【译文】
尽管批发能源价格最近有所回落,但零售商提醒,消费者要看到价格回落的好处还需要很长一段时间(可能长达一年),因为能源合同是在几个月前签订的,很可能仍反映了较高的价格。
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