In Britain and Japan inflation is running half a percentage point below the rate predicted at the end of last year.
请老师们剖析并翻译这个句子。句中的 run 是及物还是不及物动词？half a percentage point 作什么成分？below 介词短语是什么成分？
谢谢曹老师出题！下面是我的理解，不妥或错误之处，请曹老师和各位老师指正！
句中的 run 是不及物动词，句中的 half a percentage point 是状语（表程度，修饰其后的介词短 below…），below 引导的介词短语也是状语。其实，假如撇开 half a percentage point 这个程度状语不看，句子就变得简单了：
In
→In Britain and Japan inflation is running below the rate predicted at the end of last year.
类似的句子如：
He is older than I am.→He is older than I am.
He is taller than I am.→He is taller than I am.
类似的句子再如：
The submarine is below us. 潜艇在大家下方800米。
They were working below ground. 他们在地下500 米深处作业。
句子大意：英国和日本的通胀比去年年底预测的低了半个百分点。
