BBC news 2009-05-21 加文本

1.The Catholic Primate of All Ireland, Cardinal Sean Brady reacted promptly to the publication of what’s a devastating report by calling it a shameful catalogue of cruelty and neglect.

【参考翻译】该报告爱尔兰天主教堂首席主教Cardinal Sean Brady对该报告的公布迅速做出回应，称这是耻辱的残忍和漠视的目录。

【结构分析】what’s a devastating report是介词of的宾语从句。by calling……是状语，是react的方式。

2.The east African regional body IGAD has called on the UN Security Council to impose an air and sea blockade on Somalia in an effort to cut the flow of arms and military assistance to Islamic militants there.

【参考翻译】东部非洲国家政府间发展组织(IGAD)要求联合国安理会对索马里实行空中和海上封锁，切断该地区向伊斯兰激进分子的武器输送和军事援助。

【结构分析】in an effort to 引导目的状语从句，相当于in order that.

3.Two members of the British House of Lords have been suspended for six months for offering to push through amendments to laws-being-debated in return for cash payments from businessmen and other clients.

【参考翻译】英国议会上院收受商人和其他客户欠款修改法案的两名议员被停职六个月。

【结构分析】for offering to push through 是现在分词做原因状语。
in return for换取，为了。