A commission to design a stadium in Qatar---a sensuous plan that more than a few observers likened to female anatomy---became, in truth unfairly, a lighting rod for critics who decry the treatment of foreign laborers by the government there.
【句子拆分】
主语 A commission
谓语 became
宾语 a lighting rod
【单词解析】
单词
stadium
音标
[ˈsteɪdɪəm]
中文词意
n. (露天)体育场
【语法分析】
这句话的主语"A commission","to design a stadium in Qatar"可看成是主语的定语,双破折号中的"a sensuous plan that more than a few observers likened to female anatomy"算是插入语,也可看作是"a stadium"的同位语结构,其中还包含一个定语从句,从句主语是"more than a few observers",谓语"likened",宾语"a sensuous plan",介词"to"后面跟名词性结构"female anatomy","liken sth. to sth"表达“把某物比作什么”的意思,"became"为主干的谓语,"in truth unfairly"为插入语作状语,"a lighting rod"是宾语,"for critics"可看成是宾语的定语,表达“对批评家来说是"a lighting rod"”的意思,"who"引导定语从句修饰"critics","who"在定语从句中做主语,从句的谓语"decry",宾语"the treatment"。