重点词汇词组
1.at length 终于,最终
例:At length, the authorities allowed her to go home.
当局终于允许她回家了
。相关俚语:
①go to great lengths 竭尽全力
例:He'll go to great lengths to get what he wants.
他会竭尽全力去争取自己想要的东西
。②the length and breadth of somewhere 四处,到处
例:She travelled the length and breadth of Ireland looking for her missing brother.
她走遍爱尔兰四处寻找失踪的弟弟
。2.declare 宣布;声明
例:They declared their support for the proposal
他们宣布支持这个提议
。常见搭配:
①declare for sth. 公开支持
例:She declared for the new airport plan.
她公开支持修建新机场的计划
。②declare against sth. 公开反对
例:The people declare against the war.
人民公开反对这场战争
。3.walk 小路,小道
例:Do you know any nice walks around here?
你知道这附近有什么散步的好地方吗?
相关俚语:
①walk of life 各行各业;各个社会阶层
例:She has friends from all walks of life.
她在社会各界中都有朋友
。②a walk in the park 简单易做的事
例:He's used to hard physical work -- this is a walk in the park to him.
他很习惯于做重体力活儿——对他来说是小菜一碟
。4.point sth. out 指明,指出
例:The tour guide pointed out the inscription that runs round the inside of the dome.
导游指给我们看穹顶内壁四周的铭文
。常见搭配:
①point to/towards sth. 表明可能是
例:All the evidence points to suicide.
所有的证据都表明可能是自杀
。②point sth. up 强调,突出
例:It was a badly researched documentary that glossed over important questions while pointing up trivial ones.
这部纪录片的研究工作做得很毛糙,一味强调细枝末节,却掩盖了那些重要的问题
。长难句解析
Mr. Collins and Charlotte1 appeared2 at the door3, and the carriage4 stopped5 at a small gate6, which led by a short gravel walk to the house7, amidst the nods and smiles of the whole party.
解:1主语+2谓语+3状语+4主语+5谓语+6状语+7定语从句
析:“which led by a short gravel walk to the house”是非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词a small gate,关系代词which在定语从句中作主语,注意此处which既不可用that替换也不可省略
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