重点词汇词组:
1. Overnight, a controlled demolition leveled the remaining wing of the tower.
demolition n. (建筑物的)摧毁,拆毁,拆除
eg. The project required the total demolition of the old bridge.
该项目要求将老桥完全拆毁 。
【近义词】destruction
level v. (人、风暴等)摧毁,夷平,荡平
eg. The blast levelled several buildings in the area.
那次爆炸把当地几座建筑物夷为平地 。
【近义词】raze, flatten, tear dowm
2. Today, the Miami-Dade County mayor said it c l eared the way for the search to resume.
clear the way for 为……扫清道路
eg. The ruling could clear the way for extradition proceedings.
这项裁决也许能为引渡程序铺平道路 。
3. The demolition was accelerated amid earlier fears that Tropical Storm Elsa could bring down the rest of the building.
bring down 使倒下
eg. They'll shock or even bring down a building.
整个一幢楼都会震动甚至坍塌 。
4. On the pandemic, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that England is set to d rop face masks and social distancing requirements, despite rising infections.
drop v. 停止;终止;
eg. The police decided to drop the charges against her.
警方决定撤回对她的指控 。
5. That's according to a count in The New York Times.
according to 据(…所说);按(…所报道)
eg. You've been absent six times according to our records.
根据我们的记录,你已经缺席六次了 。
长难句解析:
On the pandemic, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson1 announced2 that England is set to drop face masks and social distancing requirements3, despite rising infections4.
解:本句为主谓宾结构,1为主语,2为谓语,3为that引导的宾语从句,4为介词短语作状语
析:3宾语从句结构为主语+系动词+表语+状语