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zeal [zi?l]n. 热情;热心;热诚
claimant [?kle?m?nt]n. 原告;[贸易] 索赔人;提出要求者
2.句子主干为what motivated him was his zeal for “fundamental fairness”,其中what引导主语从句作句子的主语,we were to understand是插入语,破折号后面protecting the taxpayer … their benefits为三个并列的动名词短语作同位语,进一步解释说明“fundamental fairness”的具体内容;同位语中包含一个that引导的宾语从句,做ensuring的宾语,从句中claimant意为“申请人”。
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