most thrilling explanation is,unfortunately,a little defective. Some economists argue that powerful structural changes in the world have upended the old economic models that were based upon the historical linkbetween growth and inflation.
【譯文】可惜的是，這最令人震驚的解釋也有缺陷。一些經濟學家認爲，世界經濟結構強有力的變化已經推翻了那個以經濟增長和通貨膨脹的歷史關聯爲基礎的舊的經濟模式。
【析句】第一個句子相對比較簡單。第二個句子的.主幹是Some economists argue，賓語是一個從句，而從句的賓語又跟了一個定語從句（that were based upon thehistorical link between growth and inflation），修飾the old economic models。
【講詞】upend一詞由動詞短語end up衍生而來，意爲“結束，推翻”。defective意爲“有缺陷的；(智商或行爲有)欠缺的”，或“有缺陷的人（物）”。 He is defective in moral sense.（他不能分辨邪正。）His speech can only bedescribed as defective.（他的演講很有不妥之處。）
2.“Is this what you intended to accomplish with your careers?” Senator Robert Dole asked Time Warner executives last week. “You have sold your souls,but must you corrupt our nation and threaten our children as well?”
【譯文】參議員羅伯特多爾上星期質問時代華納公司高層人士時說：“難道這就是你們要成就的事業嗎？你們已經出賣了自己的靈魂，難道你們還非要腐化我們的國家，威脅我們的孩子不成？”
【析句】這是一個有直接引語的複雜句。首先抓住核心句Senator Robert Dole asked Time Warner executives last week，其前後是直接引語。這個直接引語的前半部分是一個一般疑問句，後面由兩個轉折關係的句子構成，由連詞but連接。第二個分句中， but後面的句子是一個一般疑問句，由情態動詞must引導，包括由and這個連詞連接的兩個並列部分（corrupt our nation和threaten our children as well）。
【講詞】corrupt意爲“（使）腐，敗；腐爛；賄賂”，既可作動詞也可作形容詞。He was sent to prison for trying to corrupt a tax official with money.（他因企圖向稅務官員行，賄而被判入獄。）You are corrupted at heart.（你心術不正。）The text was corrupted by careless copyists.（原文因抄寫員粗心而有訛誤。）