(单词翻译:单击)
重点词汇词组：
1. Overnight, a controlled demolition leveled the remaining wing of the tower.
demolition n. (建筑物的)摧毁，拆毁，拆除
eg. The project required the total demolition of the old bridge.
该项目要求将老桥完全拆毁。
【近义词】destruction
level v. （人、风暴等）摧毁，夷平，荡平
eg. The blast levelled several buildings in the area.
那次爆炸把当地几座建筑物夷为平地。
【近义词】raze, flatten, tear dowm
2. Today, the Miami-Dade County mayor said it cleared the way for the search to resume.
clear the way for 为……扫清道路
eg. The ruling could clear the way for extradition proceedings.
这项裁决也许能为引渡程序铺平道路。
3. The demolition was accelerated amid earlier fears that Tropical Storm Elsa could bring down the rest of the building.
bring down 使倒下
eg. They'll shock or even bring down a building.
整个一幢楼都会震动甚至坍塌。
4. On the pandemic, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that England is set to drop face masks and social distancing requirements, despite rising infections.
drop v. 停止；终止；
eg. The police decided to drop the charges against her.
警方决定撤回对她的指控。
5. That's according to a count in The New York Times.
according to 据（…所说）；按（…所报道）
eg. You've been absent six times according to our records.
根据我们的记录，你已经缺席六次了。
长难句解析：
On the pandemic, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson1 announced2 that England is set to drop face masks and social distancing requirements3, despite rising infections4.
解：本句为主谓宾结构，1为主语，2为谓语，3为that引导的宾语从句，4为介词短语作状语
析：3宾语从句结构为主语+系动词+表语+状语
