长难句解析

Tens of thousands of military personnel1 have been deployed2 in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo3 as the government struggles to contain protests against the spiraling cost of living4.

解：主语1+谓语2+状语3+状语从句4

析：本句为主从复合句，主句为“Tens of thousands of military personnel...capital Colombo”, 其后接“as”引导的状语从句“as the government struggles...cost of living”。主句的主语为“Tens of thousands of military personnel”，谓语为“have been deployed”；从句的主语为“the government”，谓语为“struggles”，宾语为“to contain protests”，“against the spiraling cost of living”为后置定语修饰“protests”。

重点词汇词组

1.struggle to do sth. 努力做某事

例：I struggle to keep my temper with the kids when they misbehave.

孩子们淘气时，我强捺住性子不发脾气。

常见搭配：

struggle for sth. 为…奋斗；为…争斗

例：He came to symbolize his country's struggle for independence.

他逐渐成为祖国为争取独立而斗争的象征。

2.cost of living 生活费用

例：The cost of living has increased dramatically.

生活费用已大幅增长了。

相关俚语：

at all cost/costs 不惜任何代价

例：You must stop the press from finding out at all costs.

你必须不惜一切代价阻止媒体查明真相。

3.suspected of... 涉嫌...

例：The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.

当局已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。

常见搭配：

suspect sb. of doing sth. 怀疑某人犯...罪

例：It was perfectly all right, he said, because the police had not suspected him of anything.

一点儿没事，他说，因为警察对他没有任何怀疑。

4.risk to sth. ...的危险/风险

例：The chemicals pose little risk to human health.

这些化学药品对人类健康没有什么危害。

常见搭配：

run the risk of doing sth. 冒…的危险

例：We don't want to run the risk of losing their business.

我们不想冒险失去他们的生意。

5.in favour of ... 支持...；赞同...

例：He argued in favour of a strike.

他据理力争支持罢工。

相关俚语：

in sb's favour 有利于某人；有助于某人

例：The exchange rate is in our favour at the moment.

目前汇率对我们有利。

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