重点词汇词组：

The few owls1 that managed to battle their way through the stormy sky to deliver mail2 had to be nursed3 back to health by Hagrid before they could fly off again4.

长难句分析

解：1主语+2定语从句+3谓语+4时间状语从句

析：定语从句：that managed to battle their way through the stormy sky to deliver mail

该从句修饰先行词The few owls，关系代词that在从句中作主语，不可省略，注意此处that一般不可用which替换，因为先行词前有few修饰。当指事物时，关系代词通常用that而不用which的其他情况：①当先行词为不定代词（all，little，few等）时；②当先行词是序数词、最高级形容词或被序数词、最高级形容词修饰时；③当先行词被the only，the very等修饰时；④当先行词包括人和物时。

1.bounce off （使）弹起

例：The ball bounced off the goalpost and into the net.

球击中门柱弹进了球网。

常见搭配：

①bounce back 恢复；恢复元气

例：Children often seem to bounce back from illness more quickly than adults do.

孩子通常比成人病后恢复得更快。

②bounce sth. off sb. 试探……对……的看法

例：Can I bounce a couple of ideas off you?

我可以跟你交流几个想法吗？

2.rattle （使）发出嘎嘎声

例：The explosion rattled the cups on the table.

爆炸将桌上的杯子震得叮当作响。

常见搭配：

①rattle sth. off 快速大声说（或读）出

例：She rattled off the names of the people who were coming to the party.

她一口气说出了要来参加聚会者的名字。

②rattle through sth. 迅速完成；匆匆做完

例：I'm going to rattle through my work today so that I can go home early.

我今天要尽快做完我的工作好早点回家。

3.rise 上升；升高

例：The balloon rose gently into the air.

气球慢慢升入空中。

常见搭配：rise above sth. 克服；摆脱

例：He rose above his bad luck.

他战胜了厄运。

相关俚语：

①rise to fame 成名，出名

例：He rose to fame in the 90s as a TV presenter.

他在90年代作为电视节目主持人成名。

②rise to the bait 上钩，上当

例：They offered a good salary, but I didn't rise to the bait.

他们以优厚的工资条件作诱饵，不过我没有上当。

4.measure sth. out 量出，称出

例：Measure out 250 grams of flour and sift it into a large mixing bowl.

称出250克的面粉，并将其筛入一只可供搅拌的大碗中。

常见搭配：

①measure sb./sth. against sb./sth. 将……与……作比较

例：She measured the shoe against the footprint, but it was smaller.

她将鞋与脚印进行了比较，但前者偏小。

②measure up 符合，达到

例：She could never measure up to her mother's expectations.

她可能永远都无法满足她母亲的期望。

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