长难句解析
Ministers in Britain1 are expected2 to announce plans3 to house asylum seekers on ferries and at former military bases instead of hotels4, which currently cost around seven and a half million dollars a day5.
解:主语1+谓语2+主补3+定语4+定语从句5
析:该句的主语为“Ministers in Britain”,谓语为“are expected”,不定式短语“to announce plans”作主语的补语,其后的“to house asylum seekers on ferries and at former military bases instead of hotels”为不定式短语作后置定语,修饰“plans”,其后跟随由关系代词“which”引导的定语从句“which currently cost around seven and a half million dollars a day”,修饰先行词“hotels”。
重点词汇词组
1. under sb's care 接受某人的治疗
例:He's under Dr Parks' care in the morning.
他早上在接受帕克斯医生的治疗。
相关俚语:
take care of sb./sth. 照顾......;照料......
例:She takes great care of her clothes.
她非常爱惜自己的衣服。
2. emotional disorder 情绪障碍,情绪失常
例:These people are frightened and they suffer from an emotional disorder called gelotophobia.
这些人非常害怕,他们承受着一种被称为恐笑症的情绪失常之苦。
常见搭配:
anxiety disorder 焦虑症
例:Panic attacks, irrational fears, and compulsive behaviour are examples of anxiety disorders.
焦虑症的症状包括恐慌、恐惧和强迫行为。
3. state visit 国事访问
例:The Queen is on a state visit to Moscow.
女王正对莫斯科进行国事访问。
常见搭配:
pay a visit to 参观;访问
例:If you have time, pay a visit to the local museum.
你若有空,参观一下当地的博物馆。
4. due to do sth. 预定做某事,预期做某事
例:He is due to address a conference on human rights next week.
他下周要在一个人权会议上发言。
常见搭配:
due diligence 审慎行为
例:People have to exercise due diligence and watch what's being bought on their credit cards.
人们应该行为审慎,关注自己信用卡的使用情况。
5. protest against sth. 抗议......, 反对......
例:The workers staged a protest against the proposed changes in their contracts.
工人们进行抗议,反对拟议中的对他们合同的修改。
相关俚语:
under protest 无奈地;不服气地
例:She wrote a letter of apology but only under protest.
她无奈之下写了一封致歉信。
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