This company reports not being able to pass on higher costs to its customers.
There was surprise that the new store, likely to open next year, is so close to the existing one, where profits have so far beaten Parkin’s sales targets, in case it draws customers away from the existing outlet.
问题不是很明确,应该具体指出什么地方不明白。
This company reports not being able to pass on higher costs to its customers.
——not being able to pass on higher costs to its customers,是动名词短语,作 reported 的宾语。
report 的基本意思是“报告”, 指用口头或书面的形式把事情或意见正式告诉上级或群众。引申可表示“告发”;“举报”;“公布,宣布,宣告”;“当记者”;“报道”;“据说”;“报到”等。
report 的用法:用作及物动词时,其后可接名词、动名词、that/wh-从句作宾语。
也可接以动词不定式或“(to be+) n./adj./adv. ”充当补足语的复合宾语。
There was surprise that the new store, likely to open next year, is so close to the existing one, where profits have so far beaten Parkin’s sales targets, in case it draws customers away from the existing outlet.
——There was surprise 漏掉冠词,应为There was a surprise 。加冠词后, surprise 被具体化,形象化。后面是surprise 的由that 引导的同位语从句。
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