1、每日一句长难句（13）

His colleague, Michael Beer, says that far too many companies have applied re-engineering in a mechanistic fashion, chopping out costs without giving sufficient thought to long-term profitability.

2、【分析】

逗号之间是插入语，主语是his colleague，谓语say后面是宾语从句，far too many companies是主语， have applied是谓语， re-engineering是宾语， in a mechanistic fashion是状语，后面chopping引导分词结构做状语。

3、【词汇】

apply vt.应用(to); vi.申请 （for）

in a … fashion 以 ….方式
[写作句型] Many of us make use of natural resources, dumping in a random fashion without giving sufficient thought to environmental protection. 我们中很多人充分使用资源，却随意乱扔，没有充分考虑环境保护问题。

chop out 削减 = cut down

sufficient a.充分的

give thought to 考虑

long-term 长期的

4、【译文】

他的同事迈克尔.比尔说，有太多的公司采用机械的方式实行重组，没有充分考虑长期赢利能力的情况下削减成本。

5、【明日长难句】

You can make a mental blueprint of a desire as you would make a blueprint of a house, and each of us is continually making these blueprints in the general routine of everyday living.