1Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual vague excuses, he came right out and said he was leaving “to pursue my goal of running a company.”
主干主语:he;谓语:came right out and said;宾语:he was leaving…
结构句首Rather than引导介词短语作方式状语,对比常规做法。主句为并列谓语came right out and said,said后接省略that的宾语从句he was leaving…,其中不定式短语作目的状语。引号内为直接引语,作leaving的补足成分。
译文他没有用惯常含糊其辞的借口掩饰自己的离职,而是直截了当地说,自己离开是“为了追求经营一家公司的目标”。
考点rather than后接动名词表示“而不是”;come right out and say为口语化表达,强调直言不讳
2As boards scrutinize succession plans in response to shareholder pressure, executives who don’t get the nod also may wish to move on.
主干主语:executives;谓语:may wish;宾语:to move on
结构句首As引导时间状语从句,in response to为介词短语修饰scrutinize。主句主语executives后接who引导的限制性定语从句,don’t get the nod为习语。also强调“同样”,may wish表推测。
译文随着董事会迫于股东压力而仔细审查继任计划,那些未获青睐的高管也可能希望另谋高就。
考点get the nod意为“获得认可/点头同意”;as引导时间状语从句时强调“随着”
3A turbulent business environment also has senior managers cautious of letting vague pronouncements cloud their reputations.
主干主语:A turbulent business environment;谓语:has;宾语:senior managers;宾补:cautious of…
结构have sb. + adj. 结构,cautious作宾语补足语。of后接动名词letting,letting后接复合宾语vague pronouncements cloud their reputations,cloud为不带to的不定式作宾补。also承上启下。
译文动荡的商业环境也让高管们小心翼翼,生怕含糊其辞的表态损害自己的声誉。
考点have sb. adj. 表示“使某人处于某种状态”;let sb./sth. do为使役结构,cloud作宾补
4For years executives and headhunters have adhered to the rule that the most attractive CEO candidates are the ones who must be poached.
主干主语:executives and headhunters;谓语:have adhered to;宾语:the rule
结构For years作时间状语。that引导同位语从句解释rule,从句中the ones后接who引导的限制性定语从句,must be poached为被动语态,强调“必须被挖走”。
译文多年来,高管和猎头们一直恪守一条规则:最有吸引力的CEO人选是那些必须被挖角的人。
考点adhere to后接名词表示“坚持/遵守”;同位语从句that不可省略,解释抽象名词rule
5In the third quarter, CEO turnover was down 23% from a year ago as nervous boards stuck with the leaders they had, according to Liberum Research.
主干主语:CEO turnover;谓语:was down;表语:23%
结构In the third quarter作时间状语。as引导原因状语从句,stuck with为固定搭配。they had为省略that的定语从句修饰leaders。句末according to为插入语,标明数据来源。
译文据Liberum Research称,第三季度CEO更替率同比下降23%,因为紧张的董事会选择继续留用现有领导人。
考点be down … from表示“比……下降”;stick with sb. 意为“继续支持/留用某人”