每日一句考研英语真题长难句解析-305

The commission argued that other agencies would protect against anti-competitive behavior, such as a broadband-providing conglomerate like AT&T favoring its own video-streaming service at the expense of Netflix and Apple TV.

一、语法结构剖析

1、找出谓语动词

2、划出句子结构

The commission argued that other agencieswould protectagainst anti-competitive behavior, [such as a broadband-providing conglomerate like AT&T favoring its own video-streaming service at the expense of Netflix and Apple TV].

[主干]The commission argued that “委员会辩称...”

|--[宾语从句]other agencies would protect against anti-competitive behavior “其他机构将防范反竞争行为”

|--[举例状语]such as a broadband-providing conglomerate like AT&T favoring its own video-streaming service at the expense of Netflix and Apple TV “例如宽带供应商巨头AT&T偏袒于它们自己的电视流媒体服务而损害Netflix和Apple TV的利益”

二、词汇含义

protect against 防范、防止

anti-competitive 反竞争的

conglomerate 企业集团

at the expense of 以...为代价，损害...的利益

video-streaming service 视频流媒体服务

Netflix 奈飞（流媒体平台）

Apple TV 苹果公司的机顶盒/流媒体服务

三、“得意忘形”

委员会辩解称其他的机构也会防范反竞争行为，例如宽带供应巨头AT&T偏袒其自己的视频流媒体服务而牺牲Netflix和Apple TV的利益。