After a controversial memo by a Google engineer about diversity programs at the company and gender differences went viral over the weekend, sparking an explosive reaction on social media, the search giant did not dispute media reports late Monday that the employee had been fired. 词汇突破: controversial有争议的 diversity多元化的 viral广为传播的 spark引起;导致 explosive爆炸性的 reaction反应 确定主干: the search giant did not dispute media reports late Monday. (主干你找对了吗?) 切分成分: 1.After a controversial memo…went viral over the weekend时间状语从句 2.by a Google engineer about diversity programs at the company and gender differences后置定语;修饰memo 3.sparking an explosive reaction on social media现在分词其主语是前面这件事 4.that the employee had been fired同位语从句 参考译文:周末谷歌工程师的一份极具争议的内部备忘录在社交网路上疯狂传播,引发爆炸性反应。备忘录内容有关谷歌的多样性计划和性别差异。之后,这家搜索引擎巨头没有否认周一晚些时候关于该名雇员已被解聘的媒体报道。