长难句解析

An 80 year old former Olympic athlete and a mother and daughter1 bought2 Virgin Galactic's first space tourism flight3 blasting off today4.

解：主语1+谓语2+宾语3+定语4

析：该句的主语为“An 80 year old former Olympic athlete”和“a mother and daughter”，谓语为“bought”，宾语为“Virgin Galactic's first space tourism flight”，现在分词短语“blasting off today”作后置定语，修饰宾语。

重点词汇词组

1. a state of emergency 紧急状态

例：The government has declared a state of emergency following the earthquake.

地震发生后政府已宣布进入紧急状态。

相关俚语：

get into a state 紧张；焦虑

例：She got into a real state before her driving test.

她在驾驶考试之前紧张得要命。

2. presidential election 总统选举；总统大选

例：A presidential election was scheduled for last December.

一场总统大选计划在去年12月举行。

常见搭配：

run for election 参加竞选

例：He has already stated his intention to run for election.

他已声明打算参加竞选。

3. blast off 发射，升空，起飞

例：Columbia is set to blast off at 1:20 a.m. Eastern Time tomorrow.

哥伦比亚号定于东部时间明晨1:20点火起飞。

相关俚语：

at full blast 最响亮地，以最大声音

例：He had the television on at full blast.

他把电视的音量开到了最大。

4. drown 溺死

例：A child can drown in only a few inches of water.

儿童在仅仅几英寸深的水中就能溺死。

常见搭配：

drown in sth. 对......应接不暇

例：I'm drowning in unpaid bills.

未付的账单让我喘不过气。

5. break out 突然发生; 爆发

例：Fighting has broken out all over the city.

战斗在全城打响了。

相关俚语：

break fresh/new ground 开辟新天地，创新

例：This recovery technique breaks new ground.

这种康复技术是一项创新。

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