【詞匯】
1.appeal vi/n.呼吁；申訴；(有)吸引力；求助
2.captive n.俘虜 a.被俘虜的；被迷住的
3.premium n.保險金；獎品 a.高級的；售價高的
4.resign vi.辭職 vt.放棄；使順從
5.span n.跨距，范圍 v.橫越
6.title n.題目，標題；稱號，頭銜；權益，權利
7.unlikely a.未必的，靠不住的
8.abandon vt.拋棄；放棄
9.acknowledge vt.承認；告知收到，致謝
10.addition n.(增)加，加法；附加(物)
【長難句】
Third, the use of paper checks gives consumers several days of “float” – it takes several days before a check is cashed and funds are withdrawn from the issuer’s account, which means that the writer of the check can earn interest on the funds in the meantime.
【狀語】Third,
【主語】the use of paper checks
【謂語】gives
【賓語】consumers several days of “float”
【同位語】– it takes several days before a check is cashed and funds are withdrawn from the issuer’s account,
【定語】which means that the writer of the check can earn interest on the funds in the meantime.
【語法分析】本句是主從復合句，主干是the use of paper checks gives consumers several days of “float”，在該句中consumers是間接賓語，直接賓語和主語都是of介詞短語，即several days of float和the use of paper checks。主句后破折號引出的句子作同位語對主句進行解釋說明，在該句中，介詞短語before a check is cashed and funds are withdrawn from the issuer’s account作時間狀語，理解的時候需要前置；逗號后面是由連詞which引導的非限制性定語從句，用來修飾限定前面的句子，在該定語從句中，又出現了由連詞that引導的賓語從句。
【譯文】其三，紙質支票給消費者提供了幾天的“浮動期”。支票兌現及資金從出票人賬戶中提取需要幾天的時間，這意味著出票人在此期間能夠獲取資金的利息。
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