长难句解析

Police1 in Brazil2 searching for the bodies of two men3, a British journalist Dom Phillips and a Brazilian expert on indigenous people Bruno Pereira4, have found5 human remains6.

解：主语1+定语2+状语3+同位语4+谓语5+宾语6

析：该句的主语为“Police”，谓语为“have found”，宾语为“human remains”；介词短语“in Brazil”为定语修饰主语“Police”，现在分词短语“searching for the bodies of two men”为状语，其逻辑主语为“Police”，名词结构“a British journalist Dom Phillips and a Brazilian expert...Bruno Pereira”作“two men”的同位语。

重点词汇词组

1. urge sb. to do sth. 敦促某人做某事

例：They urged Congress to approve plans for their reform programme.

他们敦促国会批准他们有关改革项目的计划。

常见搭配：

urge sb. on 鼓励某人；为某人加油

例：She could hear him urging her on as she ran past.

她跑过他面前时，听到他在为她加油。

2. search for sb./sth. 搜查......；查找......

例：Police searched for clues in the area.

警察在那一地带查找线索。

常见搭配：

search out 查到；搜寻到

例：Fighter pilots searched out and attacked enemy aircraft.

战斗机驾驶员搜寻到敌机后便进行攻击。

3. expert on sth. ......专家/行家/能手

例：As an expert on the Middle East, he is well-placed to comment.

作为中东问题的专家，他的评论非常到位。

常见搭配：

expert at doing sth. 做某事很在行

例：He's an expert at getting his own way.

他在如何达到自己的目的方面很在行。

4. confess to doing sth. 坦白/承认做某事

例：I must confess to knowing nothing about computers.

我得承认对电脑一窍不通。

常见搭配：

confesses sb's sins 忏悔某人的罪过

例：You just go to the church and confess your sins.

你就去教堂忏悔你的罪过吧。

5. poll ratings 民调支持率

例：They expect their poll ratings to fall into single figures.

他们预计他们的民调支持率将降到个位数。

常见搭配：

carry out a poll 进行民意测验

例：Before starting the service the company carry out a nationwide poll.

公司在开始这项服务前，先进行了全国性的民意测验。

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