For H&M to offer a $5.95 knit miniskirt in all its 2,300-plus stores around the world, it must rely on low-wage overseas labor, order in volumes that strain natural resources, and use massive amounts of harmful chemicals.
本句共有37个单词,句子短语较多,同时包含一处定语从句,使得句子较长。
1.For H&M to offer a $5.95 knit miniskirt in all its 2,300-plus stores around the world, 由介词短语for H&M ,放于句首作状语,to offer a $5.95 knit miniskirt为to do动词不定式短语作目的状语; knit miniskirt 针织迷你短裙; 2300-plus 2300多;
理解:对于H&M而言,要向全球2300多家商店提供一件单价5.95美元的针织迷你裙
2. it must rely on low-wage overseas labor, order in volumes
order in volumes 大量的订单
理解:必须依赖低工资的海外劳动力和大量的订单
3. that strain natural resources. 此处that引导定语从句,that在从句中充当主语,从句谓语动词为strain;从句修饰限定order in volumes; strain表示过度使用
理解:大量过度使用自然资源的订单
整句:对于H&M而言,要向全球2300多家商店提供一件单价5.95美元的针织迷你裙,必须依赖低工资的海外劳动力和大量过度使用自然资源的订单,并使用大量有害化学物质。