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【今日长难句】
Now the nation’s top patent court appears completely ready to scale back on business-method patents, which have been controversial ever since they were first authorized 10 years ago.
【词汇分析】
(be) ready to do sth. 准备好做……
scale back 缩减,缩小(规模、数额等)
authorize [ˈɔːθəraɪz] v. 批准;授权
【语法点睛】
1.本句为复合句,主句为主系表句型。
2.on business-method patents为介词短语作状语,后面由which引导的定语从句,修饰business-method patents,说明商业方法专利是有争议性的;
3.定语从句中包含ever since引导的时间状语从句,表明对商业方法专利的争议由来已久。
【整句翻译】
现在国家最高专利法庭似乎已充分准备好缩减商业方法专利的数量,而这类专利自十年前首次被批准以来就争议不断。