考研英語長難句：一句句突破長難句（19）

長難句：Publication of the letter came two days after Lord Irvine caused a storm of media protest when he said the interpretation of privacy controls contained in European legislation would be left to judges rather than to Parliament.

結構剖析：本句是一個復合句，開始是主干 Publication of the letter came...., two days after Lord Irvine caused a storm of media protest...為狀語，修飾主句的謂語 came ; 后面的 when 引導一個時間狀語從句 when he said...., 修飾前面從句中的謂語部分 caused a storm of media protest, 其中 said 后面是一個賓語從句：主語是 the interpretation of privacy controls , 過去分詞結構 contained in European legislaion 作 privacy controls 的定語，相當于定語從句 which were contained in European legislation; 謂語是 would be left to jugdes rather than to Parliament

核心詞匯： publication 發表，出版
privacy 隱私
a storm of media protest 暴風雨般的媒體抗議
legislation 立法
protest 抗議
be left to 被交給，留給

參考譯文：歐文勛爵說對于歐洲立法中包含的隱私控制的解釋權將交給法官而不是議會時（注意 rather than 的翻譯）引起了媒體的一片抗議。兩天后，這封信便發表了。