复杂的非谓语动词的理解 例307

例307　It serves directly to assist a rapid distribution of goods at reasonable price, thereby establishing a firm home market and so making it possible to provide for export at competitive prices.

【结构分析】主语是It，动词是个短语serves to assist，宾语是个of结构a rapid distribution of goods，状语是介词短语at reasonable price，修饰整个句子，后面加上表示结果的分词状语establishing a firm home market and so making it possible to provide for export at competitive prices，其中establishing和making是两个并列的分词状语。

【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于两个并列的分词状语，表示结果功能，更有气势，体现英语语言的简洁性。

【核心词汇】

serves to　有助于

assist　帮助

a rapid distribution of goods　被迅速分销出去

at reasonable price　具有竞争力的价格

thereby　因此

establishing a firm home market　建立一个坚固的国内市场

at competitive prices　以具有竞争力的价格

【参考译文】它（广告）能够直接帮助货物以比较合理的价格被迅速分销出去，因此可以（使公司）建立一个坚固的国内市场，同时也使以具有竞争力的价格提供出口变得可能。