长难句解析

It1's reported2 prosecutors have been asking witnesses directly about Donald Trump's alleged involvement in efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election3.

解：主语1+谓语2+从句3

析：该句为“It's reported (that)+从句”结构, 其中，“it”为形式主语，真正的主语为从句“prosecutors have been asking witnesses directly about Donald Trump's alleged involvement in efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election”；在该从句中，主语为“prosecutors”，谓语为“have been asking”，宾语为“witnesses”，“about Donald Trump's alleged involvement in efforts”为宾语补足语，“to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election”为不定式短语作“efforts”的后置定语。

重点词汇词组

1. dispatch sb. to... 派遣某人去......

例：Troops have been dispatched to the area.

部队已派往那个地区。

常见搭配：

dispatch a telegram 发电报

例：The victory inspired him to dispatch a gleeful telegram to Roosevelt.

胜利鼓舞了他发喜电给罗斯福。

2. involvement in sth. 参与某事；干涉某事

例：There was a growing unease about their involvement in the war.

他们对卷入战争感到日益不安。

常见搭配：

romantic involvement 暧昧关系

例：They were very good friends but there was no romantic involvement.

他们是非常要好的朋友，但却没有发生过任何暧昧关系。

3. be linked to sb./sth. 与......有关联/有联系

例：Benefits are linked to inflation, whereas they should be linked to the cost of living.

救济金与通货膨胀联系了起来，而它们应该与生活成本挂钩。

常见搭配：

link up 连接；结合；联合

例：The bands have linked up for a charity concert.

这些乐队已联合起来，准备办一场慈善音乐会。

4. testify 作证

例：She refused to testify against her husband.

她拒绝出庭作证指控丈夫。

常见搭配：

testify for sb. 为某人作证

例：There are several witnesses who will testify for the defence.

有几名证人愿意为被告作证。

5. impose restrictions 强行限制/管制

例：Other countries that impose restrictions on international trade do hurt us.

他国对国际贸易实施限制的确会伤害到我们。

常见搭配：

impose sth. on sb. 对某人强行实施某事

例：Fines are imposed on retailers who sell tobacco to minors.

向未成年人销售烟草制品的零售商要被强制罚款。

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