BBC news 2009-09-01 加文本

1.The anti-corruption commission in Nigeria has filed criminal charges against four former executives of banks that are to be rescued to prevent the country’s financial system collapsing.

参考翻译：尼日利亚反腐委员会将起诉三名前银行高管。这些银行将接受中央银行救助，以免该国金融体系崩溃。

结构分析：这句话的主干是The anti-corruption commission in Nigeria has filed criminal charges against……that are to be rescued是定语从句，修饰banks。to prevent表示目的。prevent from防止某人/某物……

2.A former trader at the French bank Societe Generale is to be put on trial charged with forgery, breach of trust and unauthorized computer use.

参考翻译：法国兴业银行Societe Generale前交易人员被控伪造、背信及未经授权使用计算机，将接受审判。

结构分析：be to表示将来时。 be charged with，被控……罪名。forgery, breach of trust and unauthorized computer use是三个并列的成分，表示三个罪名。

3.Though most agree it’s a good idea, it is not clear who would do the talking and why the Taliban would listen given their belief they are winning.

参考翻译：尽管大多数人同意这是好的想法，但是谁来进行对话，以及如果塔利班分子认为他的信仰能够胜利，他们为什么会倾听，这些都不明晰。

语法学习：it is not clear中it是形式主语。

不要混淆it 作形式主语指代主语从句与it引导强调句型的情况：

　　it作形式主语代替主语从句主要是为了平衡句子结构， 主语从句的连接词没有变化； it引导的强调句则是对句子某一部分进行强调， 无论强调的是什么成分， 都可用连词that(被强调部分指人时也可用who/whom) // 区分it 作形式主语指代主语从句与it引导强调句型的有效技

巧是： 将“It be ... that ...”中的it be和that去掉后， 句子仍然成立的是强调句， 句子不能成立的是that引导的主语从句。例如： It was my suggestion that made him confident of success. 正是我的建议使他对成功有了自信。 去掉it be和that后可以构成完整的强调句型的原型“My suggestion made him confident of success.”， 因此本句属于强调句。

It is my suggestion that he needs more practice. 他需要更多的练习是我的建议。去掉it be和that后本句讲不通， 因此本句属于主语从句。

4.A news agency in Iran has reported that the son of an advisor to the defeated presidential candidate，arrested during the post selection protest died in a Tehran prison after being beaten.

参考翻译：伊朗一家新闻机构报道称，被击败总统候选人一名顾问的儿子在总统选举后的抗议活动中被捕，因被殴打在监狱死亡。Mohsen Ruholamini的父亲为保守派候选人Mohsen Rezaie提供咨询。

结构分析：这句话的主干是A news agency in Iran has reported……后面是that引导的宾语从句，是report的内容。宾语从句的主干是the sondied in a Tehran prison。of an advisor to the defeated presidential candidate定语，说明是谁的儿子。arrested during the post selection protest过去分词做后置定语。