VOA慢速英语:Effort to Enforce 'Net Neutrality' in US Takes New Path

as such依其身份、资格或名义等; 本身

例句：It's not an agreement as such, but it will have virtually the same effect as one.
      它算不上是协定, 但实际上起协定的作用。

2.The changes are meant to support net neutrality -- the idea that all Web traffic should be treated equally.

mean to目的是，打算

例句：I didn't mean to startle you by driving like that.
      我这样开车不是想吓你的。

      I do not mean to insult you.
      我没有侮辱你的意思。

3.The judges ruled that the F.C.C. had no legal basis for an effort to keep Comcast from limiting access to some services over its network.

keep from阻止; 免于

例句：I don't want to keep you from your work.
      我不想耽误你的工作。

      Urgent business kept me from attending the meeting.
      因有急事我不能去参加会议。

4.The president says the aim is not to punish banks but to protect the larger economy and the American people.

to punish banks不定式做表语

①不定式作表语一般表示具体动作，特别是表示将来的动作。如：

To do two things at a time is to do neither. 一次做两件事等于未做。

What I would suggest is to start work at once. 我的建议是立刻开始干。

②如果主语是不定式（表示条件），表语也是不定式（表示结果）。如：

To see is to believe. 百闻不如一见。

To work means to earn a living. 工作就是为了生活。

③如果主语是以aim，duty，hope，idea，happiness，job，plan，problem，thing，wish等为中心的名词，或以what引导的名词性从句，不定式作表语是对主语起补充说明作用。如：

His wish is to buy a luxurious car in the near future. 他的希望是在不远的将来买一辆豪华轿车。

2）动名词作表语

动名词作表语，表示抽象的一般性的行为。如：

Our work is serving the people. 我们的工作是为人民服务。

His hobby is collecting stamps. 他的爱好是集邮。

3）分词作表语

分词做表语有两种情况，一种是现在分词做表语，一种是过去分词做表语。一般来说，表示心理状态的动词如excite，interest等都是及物动词，汉语意思不是“激动”，“高兴”，而是“使激动”、“使高兴”，因而现在分词应该是“令人激动的”、“令人高兴的”，过去分词则是“感到激动的”和“感到高兴的”。所以，凡表示“令人……的”都是-ing形式，凡是表示“感到……”都用-ed形式。换句话说，若人对……感兴趣，就是somebody is interested in…，若人／物本身有兴趣时，就是sb. /sth. is interesting.如：

Travelling is interesting but tiring. 旅行是有趣，但是使人疲劳。

The pupils will get confused if they are made to learn too much. 如果要学生学得太多，他们会感到糊涂的。

The argument is very convincing. 这个论点很令人信服。

They were very excited at the news. 听到这个消息，他们非常激动。