英语六级高分必备500关键句(MP3+文本) 第183期:阅读理解(80)
日期:2016-04-09 08:40

(单词翻译:单击)

第183句:

"lt's an outrage that any American's life expectancy should be shortened simply becautse the company they worked for went bankrupt and ended health-care coverage," said the former chairman of thelntemational Steel Group.

“仅仅是因为他们工作的公司破产,导致他们的医疗保险被终止,所有美国人的预期寿命就都被缩短了,这真的很令人愤怒,”这位国际钢铁集团的前董事长说道。


六级词汇讲解:

本句的主干是...said the...chainnan...。直接引语部分的内容作said的宾语。其中,that引导的是主语从句any American’s life expectancy should be shortened simply; because引导的是原因状语从句,该从句中they worked for为省略that的定语从句,修饰company。

outrage意为“愤怒”。如:

The victim's brow wrinkled with outrage.

受害者愤慨得皱起了眉。

shorten意为“缩短”。如:

It's a simple matter to shorten trouser legs.

把裤脚弄短很简单。

coverage在句中意为“保险项目(范围)”。如:

It would be better for you to sign up for blanket insurance coverage.

你最好签一份综合保险协议。

end在句中作及物动词,意为“结束,终止”。如:

The strike was ended.

罢工已经结束了。


六级考点归纳:

end除了作动词,其名词的用法也很常见,相关的短语有:

in the end意为“最后,终于”。如:

In the end things will mend.

车到山前必有路。

at the end of意为“在……的尽头,在……的末尾”。如:

The gas station lies at the end ofthe road.

加油站就在这条路的尽头。

at a loose end意为“闲着,无所事事”。如:

1 was at a loose end last night,so I went to shopping.

昨天晚上我闲着没事,所以就去购物了。

put an end to意为“结束,废除,停止”。如:

The two countries must put an end to the war as soon as possible.

两国必须尽快结束这场战争。

on end意为“连续地;竖立着”。如:

He often plays online games for hours on end.

他经常连续几个小时不停地玩网络游戏。

The frightening noise set her hair on end.

恐怖的声音使她毛骨悚然。

come to an end意为“结束,终止”。如:

All good things come to an end.

天下没有不散的筵席。

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重点单词
  • striken. 罢工,打击,殴打 v. 打,撞,罢工,划燃
  • victimn. 受害者,牺牲
  • outragen. 暴行,侮辱,愤怒 vt. 凌辱,激怒
  • blanketn. 毛毯,覆盖物,排字版 vt. 用毯子裹,扑灭,挡风
  • shortenv. 弄短,变短
  • frighteningadj. 令人恐惧的,令人害怕的 动词frighten的
  • bankruptadj. 破产的,贫穷的,道德败坏的,枯竭的 n. 破产
  • insurancen. 保险,保险费,安全措施