必备词汇:motivate刺激;zeal热情,热心;fundamental基本的,根本的;ensure保证,确保;deserving值得的,应得的;claimant原告,索赔人
主句:What motivated him was his zeal for “fundamental fairness”
主语从句:What motivated him
插入语:we were to understand,翻译时提前
同位语:protecting the taxpayer, controlling spending and ensuring that only the most deserving claimants received their benefits,and并列的三个v-ing分词短语
宾语从句:that only the most deserving claimants received their benefits
翻译:就我们所了解,激励他的是他对于基本公平的热情——保护纳税人,控制支出,确保只有最值得的索赔人才能够收到他们的救济金。