A pair of bills sponsored by Massachusetts state Senator Jason Lewis and House Speaker Pro Tempore Patricia Haddad, to ensure “gender parity” on boards and commissions, provide a case in point.
(1) 本句较长,首先抓出主干,尤其是找出谓语,很多同学会误把sponsored当做是谓语动词,但是sponsored 和A pair of bills是被动关系,所以sponsored……是后置定语修饰A pair of bills
(2) to ensure……commissions是后置定语,修饰A pair of bills,判断方法为主谓之间的短语为定语。
(3) 本句主干结构为A pair of bills provide a case in point。
(4) 本句译文:马萨诸塞州参议员杰森·刘易斯(Jason Lewis)和众议院临时议长帕特丽夏·哈达德(Patricia Haddad)为确保董事会和委员会中的“性别平等”而提出的两项议案就是一个很好的例子。