On first hearing, this was the socially concerned chancellor, trying to change lives for the better, complete with “reforms” to an obviously indulgent system that demands too little effort from the newly unemployed to find work, and subsidizes laziness. (2014 Text 1)
重点词汇:concern, complete, reforms, indulgent, subsidize
重点短语:complete with
解析:该句主语为代词“ this was the socially concerned chancellor”,谓语为“complete with”,宾语为 “reforms”。
翻译:在第一次听证会上,这位备受社会关注的财政大臣试图改善生活、完成“改革”以及建立一个十分宽松的制度,即要求新失业者不用太努力的去工作,并对懒惰进行补贴。