重点词汇词组

1.put off 推迟

We've had to put off our wedding until September.

我们只得把婚期推迟到九月。

【常见搭配】

①put on 穿戴; 举办

②put out 熄灭

【相关俚语】

put sth out of joint 阻止计划正常进行

Our whole schedule was put out of joint by the designs arriving a week late.

那些设计图晚到了一个星期，把我们的整个计划都打乱了。

2.signature 签名；签字

I need your signature on the credit card receipt.

我需要你在信用卡收据上签名。

【常见搭配】

①digital signature 数字签名

②electronic signature 电子签名

3.initiative 法案; 倡议

Local initiatives to help young people have been inadequate.

当地对年轻人的扶助法案一直不够完善。

【常见搭配】

take the initiative 采取行动

We are the only power willing to take the initiative in the long struggle to end the war.

在旨在结束战争的长期斗争中，我们是惟一愿意首先采取行动的国家。

4.tackle 应付，处理

The government is determined to tackle inflation.

政府决心解决通货膨胀问题。

【常见搭配】

tackle sb on/about sth 与某人争论某事

I was determined to tackle my boss on the way I had been treated.

我决心就我受到的待遇与我的老板争辩。

①tackle a crisis 应对危机

②tackle a question 处理问题

③tackle a problem 处理麻烦

5.summon 召唤

He was summoned to appear before the magistrates.

他被传唤在地方法院出庭。

【常见搭配】

①summon up the courage 鼓起勇气

②summoned up the energy 积聚能量

【近义词】

send for, call, bid, invite

长难句解析

Democrats1 in the U.S Congress have put off2 a vote3 on president Biden's signature one trillion dollar infrastructure bill4, leading members of the democratic party's progressive wing have been holding out for more spending on social initiatives5.

美国国会的民主党人推迟了对拜登总统签署的1万亿美元基础设施法案的投票，民主党进步派的主要成员一直坚持要求在社会项目上增加支出。

解：主语1+谓语2+宾语3+宾补4+结果状语从句5

析：主句中的主语为“Democrats”，谓语为“have put off”，宾语为“a vote”，宾语补足语为“ president Biden's signature...bill”;分句是由现在分词“leading”引导的结果状语从句。

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