The demands follow comments made last week by the health secretary, Andrew Lansley,who insisted the government could not force people to make healthy choices and promised to free business from public health regulations.
【重点词汇】
comment ['kpment]
n.议论,评论,解释;批评,指责
V.表达意见
secretary['sekretri] n.部长,大臣;秘书
force [fo:s]
v.强迫,迫使(某人做某事)
n.武力,暴力;力量;强大效力,巨大影响
free [fri:]
v.解放,使摆脱;释放,使自由
adj.不受限制的,不受约束的;自由的
adv.免费;脱离束缚
regulation [.regju'ler∫n]
n.章程,规章制度,规则,法规:
adj.规定的,必须使用的
【句子分析】
主句:The demands(主语)follow(谓语)comments(宾语)
who定语从句:who(主语)insisted(谓语1)省略that的宾语从句(宾语1)and(连词)promised(谓语2)to free business(宾语2)
省略引导词that的宾语从句:(that)(引导词) the government (主语)could not force(谓语)people(宾语)
[补充分析]
①过去分词短语made last week by thehealth secretary作后置定语修饰comments;
②Andrew Lansley是the health secretary的同位语;
③不定式短语to make healthy choices作目的状语;
④介词短语form public health regulations作状语成分。
【参考译文】
这些要求是在上周卫生部长安德鲁·兰斯利发言之后提出的。他主张政府不能强迫人们做出健康上的选择,并承诺会把各企业从公共卫生规范中解放出来。