(单词翻译:单击)
重点词汇词组
1.uphold
①认可，维持（法院原判）
例：The State Supreme Court upheld the Superior Court judge's decision.
国家最高法院维持了高级法院法官的判决。
②支持，维护（法规、制度或原则）
例：We have a duty to uphold the law.
维护法律是我们的责任。
常见搭配：uphold a decision 认可决定；维持判决
例：The court is said to be upholding its decision.
据说法院维持其裁决。
2.the focus of ……的焦点
例：I think Dave likes to be the focus of attention.
我觉得戴夫喜欢成为大家关注的焦点。
常见搭配：
①focus on sb/sth 重点关注某人/某事
例：Tonight's programme focuses on the way that homelessness affects the young.
今晚的节目主要关注无家可归对年轻人的影响。
②the main/primary/principal focus of sb/sth 某人/某事最主要的关注点
例：The primary focus of a manager is on efficiency.
管理者最关注的是效率。
3.spirit sb away 偷偷带走某人
例：Everyone wonders who spirited away the boy.
大家都想知道是谁偷偷带走了男孩。
常见搭配：get into the spirit 领略精神；（热情地）投入其中
例：They went to the tennis club a few times but never really got into the spirit of it.
他们到网球俱乐部去过几次，但从未真正投入其中。
4.in sb's best interest 为了某人的最佳利益
例：I believe it is in everyone's best interests if I resign.
我觉得我辞职对大家都好。
常见搭配：
①out of interest 出于兴趣
例：Just out of interest, how many people were at the conference?
出于兴趣问一下，有多少人参加了会议？
②rate of interest 利率
例：Consumers look for the best rate of interest on their savings.
消费者想让自己的存款获得最高的利率。
长难句解析
His maternal grandfather, Shmulik Peleg, then spirited him away without the knowledge of the relatives in Italy, taking him across the border in Switzerland by car and then flying him to Israel on a private jet.
解：主语+同位语+谓语+介词短语+现在分词短语
析：句中的“taking him across ... on a private jet”是现在分词短语作伴随状语，表示该动作与谓语的动作“spirited him away”同时发生，在该部分中“taking”和“flying”并列，then表明了这两个动作的发生顺序。
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