(单词翻译:单击)
重点词汇词组:
1. The Justice Department has now recovered a majority of the cryptocurrency payment given to hackers...
hacker n.黑客
eg. Hackers are said to have started a computer virus.
据说黑客们已经开始传播一种新的电脑病毒 。
2. The Bitcoin ransom, which is currently valued at $2.3 million...
ransom n. 赎价;赎金
They are refusing to pay ransom for her release.
他们拒绝支付赎金来解救她 。
3. The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that people who immigrated illegally to the U.S. for humanitarian reasons are ineligible to apply for a green card to become permanent residents.
be ineligible to do sth. 无资格的;不合格的
eg. Until the matter is resolved the athletes will be ineligible to compete.
除非这个问题得以解决,否则这些运动员没有资格参加比赛 。
apply for 申请;请求;
I am continuing to apply for jobs.
我正在继续找工作 。
4. The court also decided not to take up a case to determine if the U.S. military draft discriminates against men, in that only men are required to register when they turn 18.
take up v. 开始处理;讨论如何处理
eg. Dr Mahathir intends to take up the proposal with the prime minister.
马哈蒂尔博士打算和首相讨论这个提案 。
discriminate v. 区别对待;歧视;偏袒;
eg. It is illegal to discriminate on grounds of race, sex or religion.
因种族、性别或宗教信仰而有所歧视是非法的 。
【常见搭配】discriminate against
eg. They believe the law discriminates against women.
他们认为该项法律歧视女性 。
长难句解析:
The U.S. Supreme Court1 unanimously2 ruled3 that people who immigrated illegally to the U.S. for humanitarian reasons5 are ineligible to apply for a green card to become permanent residents4.
1. The U.S. Supreme Court是主句的主语
2. unanimously是状语
3. ruled是谓语
4. that引导宾语从句,其结构为“主语+系表+补语”,people为主语,are是系动词,ineligible是表语,后接不定式作补语
5. 宾语从句中有一个who引导的定语从句,其结构为“主语+谓语+状语+宾语+状语”,who为定语从句的主语,immigrated是谓语,illegally是状语,the U.S.是宾语,后接状语