183. "It's an outrage that any American's life expectancy should be shortened simply because the company they worked for went bankrupt and ended health-care coverage," said the former chairman of the International Steel Group.
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“僅僅是因?yàn)樗麄児ぷ鞯墓酒飘a(chǎn)，導(dǎo)致他們的醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)被終止，所有美國(guó)人的預(yù)期壽命就都被縮短了，這真的很令人憤怒，”這位國(guó)際鋼鐵集團(tuán)的前董事長(zhǎng)說(shuō)道。
點(diǎn)睛
本句的主干是...said the...chairman...。直接引語(yǔ)部分的內(nèi)容作said的賓語(yǔ)。其中，that引導(dǎo)的是主語(yǔ)從句any American's life expectancy should be shortened simply；because引導(dǎo)的是原因狀語(yǔ)從句，該從句中they worked for為省略that的定語(yǔ)從句，修飾company。
outrage意為“憤怒”。如：
The victim's brow wrinkled with outrage. 受害者憤慨得皺起了眉。
shorten意為“縮短”。如：
It's a simple matter to shorten trouser legs. 把褲腳弄短很簡(jiǎn)單。
coverage在句中意為“保險(xiǎn)項(xiàng)目（范圍）”。如：
It would be better for you to sign up for blanket insurance coverage. 你最好簽一份綜合保險(xiǎn)協(xié)議。
end在句中作及物動(dòng)詞，意為“結(jié)束，終止”。如：
The strike was ended. 罷工已經(jīng)結(jié)束了。
考點(diǎn)歸納
end除了作動(dòng)詞，其名詞的用法也很常見(jiàn)，相關(guān)的短語(yǔ)有：
in the end意為“最后，終于”。如：
In the end things will mend. 車(chē)到山前必有路。
at the end of意為“在……的盡頭，在……的末尾”。如：
The gas station lies at the end of the road. 加油站就在這條路的盡頭。
at a loose end意為“閑著，無(wú)所事事”。如：
I was at a loose end last night, so I went to shopping. 昨天晚上我閑著沒(méi)事，所以就去購(gòu)物了。
put an end to意為“結(jié)束，廢除，停止”。如：
The two countries must put an end to the war as soon as possible. 兩國(guó)必須盡快結(jié)束這場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。
on end意為“連續(xù)地；豎立著”。如：
He often plays online games for hours on end. 他經(jīng)常連續(xù)幾個(gè)小時(shí)不停地玩網(wǎng)絡(luò)游戲。
The frightening noise set her hair on end. 恐怖的聲音使她毛骨悚然。
come to an end意為“結(jié)束，終止”。如：
All good things come to an end. 天下沒(méi)有不散的筵席。
