2018考研英语常见语法长难句解析（23）

 The energy companies are coming under increased pressure from the government to pass on falls in wholesale gas prices and to slash consumers' gas and electricity bills.Amber Rudd, the newly appointed energy and climate change secretary, has written to the 'big six' energy companies calling on them to lower their prices now that a pledge by Labour to impose a freeze was off the table.

　　Analysis by regulator has found the energy firms are now making an average profit of £118 per dual fuel deal this year – up 32% on the previous year, while wholesale gas and electricity costs are now £80 lower than they were a year ago.

　　长难句解析：

　　The energy companies are coming under increased pressure from the government(政府向能源公司增加压力)to pass on falls in wholesale gas prices and to slash(减少) consumers' gas and electricity bills.

　　政府向能源公司增加压力，要求它们将天然气批发价格的下跌传递给消费者，削减消费者的天然气和电力花费。

　　Amber Rudd, the newly appointed energy andclimate change secretary, has written to the 'big six' energy companies callingon them to lower their prices now that a pledge by Labour to impose a freezewas off the table.

　　新上任的能源和气候变化大臣安珀尔·陆克文已经致信"六大"能源公司，号召它们降低价格，既然现在工党的价格冻结倡议已经不在讨论范围了。

　　Analysis by regulator has found the energyfirms are now making an average profit of £118 per dual fuel deal this year –up 32% on the previous year, while wholesale gas and electricity costs are now£80 lower than they were a year ago.

　　监管机构分析发现能源公司今年的平均利润为118英镑每双燃料计划，比上年增长32%，而天然气和电力的批发成本比一年前低了80英镑。