PRH declined to comment on the issue, but a spokesperson for Waterstones told me:" Waterstones are currently operating with reduced credit terms from PRH, the only publisher in the UK to place any limitations on our ability to trade.PRH declined to comment on the issue, but a spokesperson for Waterstones told me:" Waterstones are currently operating with reduced credit terms from PRH, the only publisher in the UK to place any limitations on our ability to trade.PRHdeclined to comment[on the issue], but a spokesperson for Waterstonestoldme:" Waterstonesare currently operating[with reduced credit terms (from PRH)],<the only publisher in the UK to place any limitations on our ability to trade>.[主干1]PRH declined to comment on the issue.“企鹅兰登拒绝在这件事上评论”[主干2]but a spokesperson for Waterstones told me:“但水石书店的发言人告诉我”|--[直接宾语从句]Waterstones are currently operating with reduced credit terms from PRH“水石书店当前从企鹅兰登书屋获得的信用条款被缩减的情况下进行运营” |--[同位语]the only publisher in the UK to place any limitations on our ability to trade"PRH 是英国唯一一家对我们的交易能力施加限制的出版商"1、declined to comment：不是“拒绝评论”的直白说法，而是较正式的“不予置评”2、reduced credit terms：指出版社给书店的账期缩短（例如从90天降到30天），对书店现金流是压力PRH对此事不予置评，但Waterstones的一位发言人告诉我：“由于PRH缩减了我们的信用账期，Waterstones目前正在这样的条件下运营。PRH是英国唯一一家对我们的交易能力施加限制的出版商。”
