《红宝书》考研英语词汇
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Rather than, say, Quebec, negotiating on behalf of seven million people, the national agency would negotiate on behalf of 31 million people.
词汇突破:
agency [ˈeɪdʒənsi]
n. 代理，中介；代理处，经销处；作用
negotiate [nɪˈɡoʊʃieɪt]
vt. 谈判，商议；转让；越过
vi. 谈判，交涉
结构分析:
本句的主干结构是 the national agency would negotiate on behalf of 31 million people。Rather than 引导的是比较状语，say 是插入语。negotiating on behalf of seven million people 是现在分词做状语。
参考译文:
与其让魁北克代表700万人进行谈判，倒不如让国家机构代表3100万人进行谈判。
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