BBC news 2010-09-12 加文本

1.Hours after ceremonies took place in the United States on the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, protesters have been staging demonstrations over the building of an Islamic centre near Ground Zero, the place where the attacks happened.

参考翻译：美国9.11恐怖袭击九周年纪念活动几个小时之后，抗议者发起了反对在袭击发生的归零地附近建立伊斯兰中心的示威活动。

结构分析：这句话的主干是： protesters have been staging demonstrations。Hours after是时间状语。over表明抗议的对象。the place where the attacks happened是Ground Zero的同位语。where引导定语从句，修饰the place。

2.Mr Papandreou's priority is to stimulate the economy, which many businesses complain is being strangled by tax rises and wage cuts because people simply aren't spending.

参考翻译：帕潘德里欧的首要任务是刺激经济。许多企业称，经济被增税和减薪措施拖垮，因为这样的话人们就不会消费。

结构分析：这句话的主干是：Mr Papandreou's priority is to stimulate the economy。which引导定语从句，修饰economy。because people simply aren't spending说明原因。