英文原句50
But the researchers believe that outside directors（这里表示董事）have an easier time of avoiding a blow to their reputations if they leave a firm before bad news breaks, even if a review of history shows they were on the board at the time any wrongdoing occurred.
语法分析
But the researchers believe [that outside directors（这里表示董事）have an easier time 「of avoiding a blow to their reputations」「if they leave a firm before bad news breaks」, 「even if a review of history shows [they were on the board at the time (any wrongdoing occurred)]」].
1、主句主干—the researchers believe that…
2、[that … occurred]that引导的宾语从句作谓语动词believe的宾语,宾语从句主干—outside directors have an easier time of .. if .., even if …
3、「of avoiding a blow to their reputations」介词结构（介词+动名词）作后置定语修饰time
4、「if they leave a firm before bad news breaks」if引导的条件状语从句
5、「even if … occurred」even if引导的让步状语从句
6、让步状语从句主干—a review of history shows…
7、[they … occurred]省略引导词that的宾语从句作谓语动词shows的宾语
8、(any wrongdoing occurred)省略引导词that的定语从句修饰the time
参考译文
但是研究者认为如果外部董事在公司爆发丑闻之前就选择离开，那么他们就能更轻松地避免自己的名声受到损害，哪怕公司历史回顾表明他们在任时公司已经出了问题。
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