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今日长难句

The correlation between happiness and investment was particularly strong for younger firms, which the authors attribute to “less codified decision making process” and the possible presence of “younger and less experienced managers who are more likely to be influenced by sentiment.”（完形. 2016. 英二） 

correlation / ˌkɔrəˈleiʃn / n.相互关系；相关

attribute to 把......归因于......

codified  / ˈkəudifaid / adj.将(法律、条例、事实等)编辑成典的。文中引申为“刻板的、固守成规的、循规蹈矩的”

sentiment / ˈsentimənt / n.情绪；(基于情感的)观点

be more likely to 更可能

结构分析

翻译

幸福感与投资之间的关联在较年轻公司尤其明显，作者将其归因于“不那么固守成规的决策过程”和可能存在“较为年轻且经验较少的管理者，他们更容易受到思想情感的影响”。

预告明日长难句

Students also benefit from learning something about coding before they get to college, where introductory computer-science classes are packed to the brim, which can drive the less-experienced or -determined students away.（Text 1. 2016. 英二）