考研英语长难句分析

If it wins congressional support this year, the FAA would lose more than 65 percent of its workers and be reduced to the role of a regulatory oversight agency, much like the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,which issues auto regulations and recalls faulty vehicles.

【词汇突破】

congressional support 国会支持

FAA／Federal Aviation Administration 联邦航空管理局

reduce 降低；减少

oversight 监督

issue 出台

recall 召回

faulty 故障

【主干识别】

The FAA would lose more than 65 percent of its workers and be reduced to the role of a regulatory oversight agency

【切分成分】

1) much like the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration，定语

2) which issues auto regulations and recalls faulty vehicles，定语从句

3) If it wins congressional support this year 状语从句

提示一下：it指的是上文中的特朗普预算。因为没有给前文，所以大家不知道。

【译文赏析】

如果预算今年获得国会支持，联邦航空局将失去超过65％的职员，沦为只具监督职能的管理机构，就像美国国家公路交通安全管理局，只出台汽车管理办法和召回故障车辆。