Morgan said those findings—which included data from the system’s 13 community colleges, 27 technical colleges and six universities—were part of the decision not to move forward with Governor Bill Haslam’s proposal to privatize management of state buildings in an effort to save money.
這句話的難點在于賓語從句的理解上。這句話中的賓語從句是一個比較復雜的結構,它的主干其實就是"those findings were part of the decision",后面的不定式"not to..."實際上是前面的"decision"的定語,而再向后看另一個不定式"to privatize management"同樣是前面的"proposal"定語,為了修飾這個不定式表達的動作,還配上了一個表達目的的狀語"in an effort to save money"。所以這句話的意思大概是“這些結果是促成這個決定的一部分,什么樣的決定呢?不去推進州長的建議的決定,什么樣的建議呢?為了盡量省錢而將國有建筑物管理私有化的建議”。