198【讲解】静姐考研英语每日一句 I 2021英二T3

每日长难句 Day 198

原句：

However, critics say / the big companies use such deals to buy their most threatening potential competitors / before their businesses have a chance to gain momentum, in some cases as part of a "buy and kill" tactic to simply close them down.

【2021 英语二 Text3】

单词：

✅threatening adj. 威胁的，胁迫的；危险的

✅potential adj. 潜在的，可能的 n. 潜力，可能性

✅competitor n. 竞争者，对手

✅momentum n. 动力，势头

✅tactic n. 策略，手段

分析：

📝找谓语动词

However, critics say the big companies use such deals to buy their most threatening potential competitors before their businesses have a chance to gain momentum, in some cases as part of a "buy and kill" tactic to simply close them down.

📝断开长难句

①主句：However, critics say

• 简化：critics say

②宾语从句：the big companies use such deals to buy their most threatening potential competitors

• 简化：companies use deals

③时间状语从句：before their businesses have a chance to gain momentum, in some cases as part of a "buy and kill" tactic to simply close them down

• 简化：before businesses have a chance

译文：

但是批评人士表示，这些大公司利用这样的交易，在最具威胁的潜在竞争对手有机会形成势头之前将他们买下来，在某些情况下这是“买了即杀”策略中的一部分，仅仅是为了让他们关门。