GWD1-36 有句话实在看不懂，求指教

yyzclong

原文In corporate purchasing, competitive scrutiny is typically limited to suppliers of items that are directly related to end products. With “indirect” purchases (such as computers, advertising, and legal services), which are not directly related to production, corporations often favor “supplier partnerships” (arrangements in which the purchaser forgoes the right to pursue alternative suppliers), which can inappropriately shelter suppliers from rigorous competitive scrutiny that might afford the purchaser economic leverage.  There are two independent variables—availability of alternatives and ease of changing suppliers—that companies should use to evaluate the feasibility of subjecting suppliers of indirect purchases to competitive scrutiny. This can create four possible situations.      In Type 1 situations, there are many alternatives and change is relatively easy.  Open pursuit of alternatives—by frequent competitive bidding, if possible—will likely yield the best results.  In Type 2 situations, where there are many alternatives but change is difficult—as for providers of employee health-care benefits—


关系到36题的内容，36题是
Which of the following can be inferred about supplier partnerships, as they are described in the passage?

A. They cannot be sustained unless the goods or services provided are available from a large number of suppliers.

B. They can result in purchasers paying more for goods and services than they would in a competitive-bidding situation.
C. They typically are instituted at the urging of the supplier rather than the purchaser.
D. ! They are not feasible when the goods or services provided are directly related to the purchasers’ end products.
E. They are least appropriate when the purchasers’ ability to change suppliers is limited.


题目大致是搞懂选B了，但是原文中的一句话就是不懂怎么用正常的中文思想理解，估计阅读能力太差，求帮助，最好能翻译然后解释一下它表达的是什么意思~万分谢谢
就是本道题定位的一句话，特别是红字标注的那半句
With “indirect” purchases (such as computers, advertising, and legal services), which are not directly related to production, corporations often favor “supplier partnerships” (arrangements in which the purchaser forgoes the right to pursue alternative suppliers), which can inappropriately shelter suppliers from rigorous competitive scrutiny that might afford the purchaser economic leverage

yyzclong

吃了个饭回来，木有人理，求帮助~~顶

themoonus

我是这么理解的。supplier partnerships会给供货商提供一种庇护，从而使得他们不受消费者货比三家而给自己带来的（负面）影响。competitive scrutiny可以理解为消费者进行货比三家的活动，这种行为能够给消费者带来经济上的杠杆效应（economic levergae），言下之意就是对消费者有利，对供货商则不利。

yyzclong

谢谢~