144. Primary care physicians who refuse to compromise quality are either driven out of business or to cash-only practices, further contributing to the decline of primary care.
譯文
那些拒絕降低醫(yī)療服務(wù)質(zhì)量的基礎(chǔ)護理醫(yī)生要么歇業(yè),要么去那些只收現(xiàn)金的診所,這進一步加劇了基礎(chǔ)護理的退步。
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本句的主干是...physicians...are...driven...。其中,who引導(dǎo)的定語從句who refuse to compromise quality修飾physicians;out of business or to cash-only practices為主句的主語補足語;現(xiàn)在分詞短語further contributing to...作狀語,表結(jié)果。
compromise在句中作及物動詞,意為“危及,損害”,作不及物動詞時常指“妥協(xié),退讓”。如:
Why don't you compromise and each pays the half damages? 你們?yōu)楹尾徽壑幸幌?,各付一半損失費?
contribute to在句中意為“促成,導(dǎo)致”。如:
Smoking may contribute to lung cancer. 吸煙可能會導(dǎo)致肺癌。
decline在句中作名詞,意為“下降,減少”。如:
The number of crime in this area is on the decline. 該地區(qū)的犯罪案件在減少。
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either的用法:
either單獨使用,意為“兩者中的任何一個”。如:
There are many villas on either side of the river. 河岸兩邊有許多別墅。
either用在否定句的句末,表示“也”的意思。如:
If you don't call me. I won't, either. 如果你不給我打電話,我也不給你打。
either和or構(gòu)成搭配,意為“或者……或者……;不是……就是……”。表示兩者之一,連接句子中兩個并列的成分。連接兩個主語時,其謂語動詞應(yīng)采用“就近原則”。如:
Either you or I am going there tomorrow. 明天要么你去那里,要么我去那里。
When Lily is free, she either goes shopping or dances. 當莉莉有空時,她不是去購物,就是去跳舞。