The City of London has had little to celebrate in recent months amid fears over the impact of Brexit on its future as a global financial centre. The news that Unilever, one of Britain’s largest and oldest businesses, is to abandon its Anglo-Dutch structure in favour of a single holding company, based in London, is something to raise spirits. The decision by the maker of everything from Dove soap to Ben & Jerry’s ice cream appears, at least on the surface, to have had little to do with Brexit.

思考题：

According to the text, Unilever _______.

A.is not aware of Brexit during decision making

B.will open an office in London for the first time

C.will give a great boost to the City of London

D.has sold out most of its Dutch businesses

词汇突破：

The City of London伦敦金融城(是大伦敦市的一部分)

Brexit 脱欧

Unilever 联合利华 (绝 对不如宝洁),

Anglo-Dutch 英国和荷兰

in favour of 转而选择

a single holding company 单一控股公司

raise spirits 提振士气

had little to do with： 与...无关

句子解析：

黄色是主干

红色是定语

绿色是状语

这个颜色是同位语

句：

The City of London has had little to celebrate in recent months amid fears over the impact of Brexit on its future as a global financial centre.

参考译文：近几个月来，伦敦金融城因英国脱欧而陷入忧虑，担心其全球金融中心的地位在未来受到影响，几乎没有什么值得庆祝的事。

第二句：

The news that (同位语从句主干Unilever, one of Britain’s largest and oldest businesses,is to abandon its Anglo-Dutch structure in favour of a single holding company, based in London,) is something to raise spirits.

参考译文：英国最 大、历史最悠久的企业之一——联合利华，将放弃英荷架构，选择成为一家总部设在伦敦的单一控股公司;这是一个提振士气的消息。

第三句：The decision by the maker of everything from Dove soap to Ben & Jerry’s ice cream appears, at least on the surface, to have had little to do with Brexit.

参考译文：这家生产从多芬肥皂到本·杰瑞冰淇淋等众多产品的制造商的决定，至少在表面上看，与英国脱欧没有多大关联。

思考题解析：

According to the text, Unilever _______.

从文章可以得知，联合利华______

A. is not aware of Brexit during decision making

(在做决策时不知道英国退欧)

最后一句说和英国脱欧无关，

但并不意味着他们不知道英国脱欧。

所以A选项错误。

B. will open an office in London for the first time

(将次在伦敦开设办事处)

B选项错误。

C. will give a great boost to the City of London

(将对伦敦金融城起到了巨大推动作用)

对应第二句，这是一个提振士气的!

我们说过will表示一种可能性哦!所以C选项正确。

D. has sold out most of its Dutch businesses

(已经出售了大部分荷兰业务)

只是说了不在荷兰设立总部了没有说出售大部分业务。

总部是不是就等于大部分业务，我们是不确定的。

所以：D选项错误。

文章来源背景和来源：

London can take heart from Unilever decision

联合利华的决定可让伦敦受到鼓舞

Source: https://www.ft.com/content/524a65d6-abee-11ea-a766-7c300513fe47

背景：日化与食品巨头联合利华近日宣布放弃使用了近90年的英荷双总部运营模式，将来只在伦敦金融城设唯 一的全球总部。此举意在统一集团的法律结构，简化公司治理。联合利华的这一决策是对英国投下的信任票，提振了因退欧而对未来忧心重重的伦敦城的士气。与此同时，荷兰经济大臣埃里克·维布斯表示，对联合利华的声明感到遗憾。联合利华在1929年由荷兰Margarine Unie人造奶油公司和英国Lever Brothers香皂公司合并而成，长期以来食品部门总部位于鹿特丹，日化总部位于伦敦。实际上，联合利华并非次试图改变双总部模式。2019年时任董事长玛丽安·德克斯就计划将总部设在荷兰鹿特丹，并为了达到此目标大力发展食品部门，却遭到了英国股东的激烈反对，并因此不得不在11月申请辞职。