考研

Their analysis ruled out the possibility that it was firms political influence rather than their CSR stand, that accounted for the leniency: companies that contributed more to political campaigns, did not receive lower fines.

重点单词词组：

Analysis:分析，动词是analyze

Rule out:排除

Possibility:可能性， 形容词是possible

Political influence: 政治影响力

Account for:对...有责任/对...做出解释

Leniency:宽大，仁慈

Contribute to:促进，名词contribution，贡献的意思

Campaign:运动

Fine:名词，罚款的意思

语法知识：本句结构比较复杂，主干：Their analysis ruled out the possibility。后边是possibility 的定语从句，解释这种可能是什么;

在定语从句有一个强调句it was that;

后边冒号同位语从句主干是 companies did not receive lower fines,中间嵌套一个关于companies的一个定语从句。

翻译：他们的分析排除了这种可能性:是公司的政治影响力，而不是他们的企业社会责任的立场导致了宽松处理，因此,为政治运动做出了贡献的公司，并没有得到较低的罚款。