The electric company,whose monopoly may be short-lived,has sudde

The electric company,whose monopoly may be short-lived,has suddenly stopped requiring users to wait half a day for a repairman.Now,appointments are scheduled to the half-hour.
【正确答案】：曾在短期内垄断市场的电力公司，突然改变了原来的做法，不再让消费者为找一个维修工而等上半天时间。【解析】原句是主从复合句，whose引导的是非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词electric company，汉译时译作前五定语。“突然改变了原来的做法”是根据原文的意思进行增译的部分。wait half a day for a repairman汉译时将目的提前、结果后置，译作“为找一个维修工而等上半天时间”。