2019考研英语长难句（159）同位语从句

Their analysis ruled out the possibility thatit was firm’s political influence, rather than their CSR stand, that accountedfor the leniency: Companies that contributed more to political campaigns didnot receive lower fines.

主干：Their analysis ruled out the possibility

同位语从句：that itwas firm’s political influence, rather than their CSR stand, that accounted forthe leniency: Companies that contributed more to political campaigns did notreceive lower fines. that 引导的同位语从句解释说明possibility。

强调句：it wasfirm’s political influence that accounted for the leniency。（强调句型it is…that）。

翻译：他们的分析排除了这样的可能性，即：是当事公司的政治影响力，而非他们的企业社会责任立场才让它获得了较轻的处罚，因为那些支持政治运动更多的公司并没有得到更低的罚金。