第209句：

His group is pushing for an amendment to Sher's bill that would prevent the export of e-wa8te.

他的团队正在努力使一项针对舍尔的阻止电子垃圾出口的议案修正案得以通过。

六级词汇讲解:

本句的主干是His group is pushing for an amendment...。其中，that引导定语从句，修饰bill。

push for意为“力图争取”。如：

They are pushing for electoral reform.

他们迫切要求改革选举制度。

amendment在本句中为法律术语，意为“修正案”。e-waste中的e指electronic（电子的），故e-waste意为“电子垃圾”。

六级考点归纳:

与push有关的短语还有：

push along/ahead/forward/on意为“奋力前进；抓紧进行”。如：

In spite of the weather, they managed to push along and arrive at the work site before daybreak.

尽管天气不好，他们还是继续前进，并在天亮前赶到了工作地点。

push around意为“把……推来推去；摆布”。如：

We were tired ofbeing pushed around by our boss.

我们厌倦了被老板摆布。

push aside意为“推开”。如：

She tried to intervene between her husband and son, but she was roughly pushed aside.

她想调解丈夫和儿子之间的争吵，但是被粗暴地推开了。

push back意为“推回；迫使后退”。如：

Scientists continue to push back the boundaries of knowledge.

科学家们不断地把知识领域的边缘向外扩展。

push by意为“从……身边挤过去”。如：

What a crowd! Can you push by?

人真多啊！你能挤过去吗？