(单词翻译:单击)
重点词汇词组：
1. The death toll in the collapse of a Florida condominium tower has risen to 18 with the discovery of two more bodies, according to the mayor of Miami-Dade County.
death toll 死亡人数
eg. The death toll continues to mount.
死亡人数持续增加。
【近义词组】loss of life 人员伤亡
eg. He said the explosion was not clear there is no loss of life.
他说还不清楚爆炸有没有造成人员死亡。
2.Any loss of life, especially given the unexpected, unprecedented nature of this event, is a tragedy.
given prep.考虑到
eg. Given the uncertainty over his future I was left with little other choice.
考虑到他的前途未卜，我几乎没有选择余地。
【常用搭配】given name （正式）名
eg. Is this your family name or your given name?
这是您的姓，还是您的名？
3. Comedian Bill Cosby has returned home after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court threw out his sexual assault conviction Wednesday.
throw out 扔掉；否决；开除
eg. The defence wants the district Judge to throw out the case.
辩护律师想要区法官拒绝受理这个案子。
【相关俗语】
Do not throw out the baby with the bath water.
切勿因小失大。
4. There is nothing in this decision that would prevent any of the number of alleged victims of Bill Cosby from coming forward and attempting to prosecute their cases.
prevent...from doing sth. 阻止...做某事
eg. Nothing would prevent him from speaking out against injustice.
什么都不能阻止他鸣不平。
长难句解析：
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court1ruled2Cosby had an agreement with a previous prosecutor that he would not face charges in the case brought by District Attorney Kevin Steele3.
解：本句为主谓宾结构，1为主语，2为谓语，3为省略that的宾语从句。
析：3宾语从句为主谓宾结构，其中Cosby是主语，had为谓语，an agreement with a previous prosecutor为宾语，that he would not face charges in the case brought by District Attorney Kevin Steele是agreement的后置定语。
