长难句解析
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken1 is visiting2 eastern European nations3 in search of a way4 to end the crisis5.
解:主语1+谓语2+宾语3+状语4+定语5
析:本句的主语为“U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken”,谓语为“is visiting”,宾语为“eastern European nations”,其后紧跟目的状语“in search of a way”,不定式短语“to end the crisis”作“way”的定语。
重点词汇词组
1. territory 领土;版图;领地
例:They have refused to allow UN troops to be stationed in their territory.
他们拒不允许联合国部队驻扎在他们的国土上。
相关俚语:come/go with the territory 成为必然的部分(或结果)
例:She has to work late most days, but in her kind of job that goes with the territory.
她在大部分日子里都得工作到很晚,但根据她的工作性质,这是不可避免的。
2. reject 拒绝接受;不予考虑
例:The prime minister rejected any idea of reforming the system.
首相对任何改革体制的想法都不予考虑。
词汇拓展:
rejection noun. 拒绝接受
3. counterpart 职位(或作用)相当的人;对应的事物
例:The Foreign Minister held talks with his Chinese counterpart.
外交部长与中国外交部长举行了会谈。
近义词:
opposite number
4. short of (doing) sth. 没有;如果不;除非
例:Short of a miracle, we're certain to lose.
除非发生奇迹,否则我们输定了。
相关俚语:in the short run 从短期来看;眼下
例:In the short run, unemployment may fall.
从短期来看,失业率可能降低。
5. in search of 寻找...
例:Miserable, and unexpectedly lonely, she went in search of Jean-Paul.
由于痛苦和突如其来的孤独,她去找让·保尔了。
常见搭配:search for sth. 搜寻...
例:The Turkish security forces have started searching for the missing men.
土耳其安全部队已经开始搜寻失踪人员。
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