【词汇】
 

　　1.appeal vi/n.呼吁；申诉；(有)吸引力；求助

　　2.captive n.俘虏 a.被俘虏的；被迷住的

　　3.premium n.保险金；奖品 a.高级的；售价高的

　　4.resign vi.辞职 vt.放弃；使顺从

　　5.span n.跨距，范围 v.横越

　　6.title n.题目，标题；称号，头衔；权益，权利

　　7.unlikely a.未必的，靠不住的

　　8.abandon vt.抛弃；放弃

　　9.acknowledge vt.承认；告知收到，致谢

　　10.addition n.(增)加，加法；附加(物)

【长难句】
 

　　Third, the use of paper checks gives consumers several days of “float” – it takes several days before a check is cashed and funds are withdrawn from the issuer’s account, which means that the writer of the check can earn interest on the funds in the meantime.

　　【状语】Third,

　　【主语】the use of paper checks

　　【谓语】gives

　　【宾语】consumers several days of “float”

　　【同位语】– it takes several days before a check is cashed and funds are withdrawn from the issuer’s account,

　　【定语】which means that the writer of the check can earn interest on the funds in the meantime.

　　【语法分析】本句是主从复合句，主干是the use of paper checks gives consumers several days of “float”，在该句中consumers是间接宾语，直接宾语和主语都是of介词短语，即several days of float和the use of paper checks。主句后破折号引出的句子作同位语对主句进行解释说明，在该句中，介词短语before a check is cashed and funds are withdrawn from the issuer’s account作时间状语，理解的时候需要前置；逗号后面是由连词which引导的非限制性定语从句，用来修饰限定前面的句子，在该定语从句中，又出现了由连词that引导的宾语从句。

　　【译文】其三，纸质支票给消费者提供了几天的“浮动期”。支票兑现及资金从出票人账户中提取需要几天的时间，这意味着出票人在此期间能够获取资金的利息。

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