例278　This "added-worker effect" could support the safety net offered by unemployment insurance or disability insurance to help families weather bad times.

【结构分析】句子的主干是This "added-worker effect" could support the safety net，后面是分词定语，修饰前面的宾语，也就是offered by unemployment insurance or disability insurance，后面是宾补，也就是不定式短语to help families weather bad times。

【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于分词定语很长，导致宾语和宾语补足语严重分离，分词定语的难度很大，需要很好的理解。

【核心词汇】

added　附加的

safety net　社会保障制度

unemployment insurance　失业保险

disability insurance　残疾保险

weather　抵御，承受

bad times　坏时光，艰苦的日子

【参考译文】这种“附加工人效应”可以支持失业保险或残疾保险所提供的保障制度，以帮助家庭渡过困难时期。