Many French politicians and media outlets have referred to this as a "GAFA tax,"meaning that it is designed to apply primarily to companies such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon- in other words, multinational tech companies based in the United States.一、语法结构剖析1、找出谓语动词Many French politicians and media outlets have referred to this as a "GAFA tax,"meaning that it is designed to apply primarily to companies such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon- in other words, multinational tech companies based in the United States.2、划出句子结构Many French politicians and media outletshave referred tothisas a "GAFA tax,"【meaning that itis designed [to apply primarily to companies (such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon)]】- <in other words, multinational tech companies (based in the United States)>.[主干]Many French politicians and media outlets have referred to this as a "GAFA tax,"“许多法国政客和媒体机构把这项税称为GAFA税”|---[解释状语(现在分词+宾语从句)]meaning that it is designed to apply primarily to companies“意思是它旨在主要针对...等公司” |---[后置定语]such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon“例如谷歌、苹果、脸书、亚马逊”--修饰前面的companies举例说明|---[同位语]in other words, multinational tech companies based in the United States“换句话说,这些总部位于美国的跨国科技公司”二、词汇含义