长难句解析

Israel's new far-right security minister1 has visited2 Jerusalem's most bitterly contested holy site3, the al-Aqsa mosque4, a site sacred to both Muslims and Jews5.

解：主语1+谓语2+宾语3+同位语4+同位语5

析：该句的主语为“Israel's new far-right security minister”；谓语为“has visited”；宾语为“Jerusalem's most bitterly contested holy site”，其中，“Jerusalem's most bitterly contested”作定语修饰“holy site”；其后的“the al-Aqsa mosque”以及“a site sacred to both Muslims and Jews”均作“holy site”的同位语。

重点词汇词组

1. call for 号召，呼吁；要求

例：Members have called for his resignation.

成员们要求他辞职。

相关俚语：

call it a day 结束工作；到此为止；收工

例：After 14 years living and working in this country, she thinks it's time to call it a day.

在这个国家生活和工作了14年后，她认为是结束的时候了。

2. hold sb. accountable for sth. 要某人对某事负责

例：Public officials can finally be held accountable for their actions.

政府官员最终是要对他们的行为负责任的。

常见搭配：

accountable to sb. 对某人负责

例：Politicians should be accountable to the public who elected them.

政界人士应对他们的选民负责。

3. in a critical condition 病情危重；情况危急

例：He remains in a critical condition in a California hospital.

他在加利福尼亚的一家医院里，仍处于危急的状况。

常见搭配：

be on/off the critical list 频临崩溃/脱离险境

例：It looks like the company is off the critical list, at least for now.

看起来这家公司脱离险境了，至少目前是这样。

4. sacred to sb. 对某人来说是神圣的

例：This area is sacred to the Apaches.

对阿帕切人而言，这一地区是神圣的。

常见搭配：

sacred shrine/temple 圣地/圣殿

例：The jewels and relics from the sacred shrine of Bookasha have been stolen.

在布卡沙圣地的珠宝和宝藏都被偷走了。

5. pay sb's respect to sb. 向某人表示敬意；向某人告别

例：Friends and relatives came to pay their last respects to Mr Clarke.

亲友们前来向克拉克先生告别。

相关俚语：

with (all due) respect 恕我直言

例：With all due respect, Sir, I cannot agree with your last statement.

恕我直言，先生，我不能同意您最后的那部分阐述。

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