Question

请帮忙分析一下句子结构

请帮忙分析一下这个句子的结构，并翻译一下，拜托了
The second economic function is to transfer funds in such a way as to redistribute the unavoidable risk associated with the cash flow generated by tangible assets among those seeking and those providing the funds.

Answer 1

In 1997（时间状语）the removal of that ill-defined crime from the statute books（主句主语）lifted（主句谓语）what was, in effect, a ban on homosexual activity（宾语从句——主句谓语动词 lifted 的宾语）. the removal（主句主语名词）of that ill-defined crime（介词短语修饰 the removal）from the statute books（介词短语修饰 that ill-defined crime） 宾语从句 what（从句主语）was（从句谓语 be 动词）, in effect（状语插入语）, a ban on homosexual activity（从句表语）