长难句解析

The U.S. Capitol riot hearings1 in Washington2 have been told3 about the pressure4 that election workers faced from Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 result5.

解：主语1+定语2+谓语3+宾语4+定语从句5

析：该句的主语为“The U.S. Capitol riot hearings”，介词短语“in Washington”作定语修饰主语，“have been told”作谓语，“about the pressure”作宾语，其后跟随由关系代词“that”引导的定语从句“that election workers faced from Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 result”，修饰先行词“the pressure”。

重点词汇词组

1. testify （尤指出庭）作证

例：There are several witnesses who will testify for the defence.

有几名证人愿意为被告作证。

常见搭配：

testify to sth. 证明/表明......

例：The film testifies to the courage of ordinary people during the war.

这部电影表明老百姓在战争期间的英勇行为。

2. liable for sth. 对......负法律责任

例：The airline's insurer is liable for damages to the victims' families.

航空公司投保的保险公司为遇难者家庭的损失负法律责任。

常见搭配：

liable to sth. 易于…的

例：She will grow into a woman particularly liable to depression.

她将变成一个特别易于消沉的女人。

3. civil trial 民事审判

例：Simpson soon got involved in a civil trial.

辛普森很快地参与民事审判。

相关俚语：

by trial and error 反复试验

例：Many drugs were found by trial and error.

许多药物都是经过反复试验后才被发现的。

4. rule against sb. 判某人败诉

例：The judge ruled against the plaintiff.

法官判原告败诉。

相关俚语：

bend the rules 变通规则; 通融

例：There happens to be a particular urgency in this case, and it would help if you could bend the rules.

这次碰巧有紧急情况，如果你能通融一下将会很有帮助。

5. award sb. sth. 判定某人......

例：The judges awarded both finalists equal points.

裁判判定决赛双方得分相等。

常见搭配：

win/receive/get an award for sth. 因......赢得/得到/获得奖项

例：He received an award for bravery from the police service.

他以其勇敢行为受到警务部门的嘉奖。

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