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原句1

That’s bad news for the environment- and our wallets - as these outdated devices consume much more energy than the newer ones that do the same things.

参考译文

这对环境和我们的钱包来说是个坏消息，因为这些过时的设备消耗的能量比那些做同样事情的新设备消耗的能量要多。

句式分析

整体分析：本句为复合句，两个从句。从句1用了比较结构。

1.That’s bad news for the environment- and our wallets 为主句。

2.as these outdated devices consume much more energy than the newer ones that do the same things为从句，做原因状语从句。同时，从句套有 that do the same things句做the newer ones 的定语从句。

重点词汇

environment环境，外界; 周围，围绕; 工作平台; 环境
wallets皮夹; 钱夹( wallet的名词复数 ); 塑料夹
outdated过时的，旧式的，落伍的，不流行的; 使过时(outdate的过去式和过去分词)
devices设备; 手段; 装置( device的名词复数 ); 花招; 计划
consume消耗，消费; 耗尽，毁灭; 吃光，喝光; 烧毁
energy精力; 活力; 能量; 精神

原句2

To figure out how much power these devices are using, Callie Babbitt and her colleagues at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York tracked the environmental costs for each product throughout its life - from when its minerals are mined to when we stop using the device. 参考译文

为了弄清楚这些设备的使用功率，纽约罗彻斯特理工学院的Callie Babbitt和她的同事们追踪了每个产品的环境成本——从开采矿物到停止使用设备。

句式分析

整体分析：本句为简单句。，主句中 at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York 为Callie Babbitt and her colleagues 的定语，for each product throughout its life 为the environmental costs的定语。破折号后from when its minerals are mined to when we stop using the device对throughout its life进行解释说明。

1.To figure out how much power these devices are using为目的状语。

2句中 at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York 为Callie Babbitt and her colleagues 的定语，for each product throughout its life 为the environmental costs的定语。破折号后from when its minerals are 。

3.Callie Babbitt and her colleagues tracked the environmental costs 为主干。

重点词汇

figure out想出; 解决; 计算出; 弄明白
tracked跟踪( track的过去式和过去分词 ); 跟踪摄影; 留下足迹; 追随
environmental costs环境费用
mined在…中开采，开采( mine的过去式和过去分词 ); 在…中[下]布雷; 以地雷[水雷]炸毁
stop using废而不用

原句3

They found that more on-demand entertainment viewing on tablets instead of TVs and desktop computers could cut energy consumption by 44%.

参考译文

他们发现在平板电脑上取代电视和台式电脑观看更多的按需娱乐可以减少44%的能源消耗。

句式分析

整体分析：本句为复合句，从句主语修饰部分较长。

1.They found为从句，用了被动句式。

2.that more on-demand entertainment viewing on tablets instead of TVs and desktop computers could cut energy consumption by 44%.为从句。more on-demand entertainment，on tablets instead of TVs and desktop computers都是viewing 的定语。

重点词汇