长难句解析

The UK government1 says2 it met a promise to clear a large part of the backlog of asylum claims3 with more than 112,000 cases processed last year4.

解：主语1+谓语2+宾语从句3+状语4

析：在这个句子中，“The UK government”作主语，“says”作谓语，其后跟随宾语从句“it met a promise to clear a large part of the backlog of asylum claims”，其中，不定式短语“to clear a large part of the backlog of asylum claims”作“promise”的定语，介词短语“with more than 112,000 cases processed last year”作伴随状语。

重点词汇词组

1. prime minister 首相；总理

例：Somebody threw paint at the prime minister.

有人朝首相扔油漆。

常见搭配：

prime time 黄金时间

例：The interview will be broadcast during prime time.

这次采访将在黄金时间播出。

2. manage to do sth. 设法做成某事

例：Salmon manage to swim upstream to lay their eggs.

三文鱼设法游到上游产卵。

常见搭配：

stage-manage 精心安排，周密筹划

例：Many people have become cynical about the stage-managed debates between politicians which regularly appear on television.

许多人对电视上经常出现的政治家之间精心策划的辩论已经开始产生怀疑了。

3. air defense 防空

例：The aviation strikes the enemy air defense and the area of landing.

战机打击敌人的防空和着陆地。

相关俚语：

walk on air 极为兴奋; 异常高兴

例：After the delivery of her baby, she was walking on air.

她生下了孩子之后兴奋异常。

4. shoot down 击落

例：They claimed to have shot down one incoming missile.

他们声称已经击落了一枚来袭的导弹。

常见搭配：

shoot up 迅速长大；极速增加

例：David has really shot up since I saw him last.

自我上次见到他以来，戴维长高了一大截。

5. promise 诺言；承诺

例：The government failed to keep its promise of lower taxes.

政府未能兑现减税的承诺。

常见搭配：

keep/break a promise 遵守/违背诺言

例：If you make a promise you should keep it; you ought not to break a promise.

如果你做出了承诺，就应该遵守，不应该违背诺言。

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