长难句解析

They've now been left devastated by news1 that we've just received2 that apparently secondary schools for girls will not be reopening3.

解：主句1+定语从句2+同位语从句3

析：句子的主句为“They've now been left devastated by news”，为被动语态；其后接定语从句“that we've just received”，修饰先行词“news”；同位语从句“that apparently secondary schools for girls will not be reopening”紧跟其后，作“news”的同位语。

重点词汇词组

1. block 妨碍；阻碍

例：The proposed merger has been blocked by the government.

建议中的合并计划遭到了来自政府的阻力。

常见搭配：block sth. out 忘掉，抹去（不愉快的事）

例：Over the years she had tried to block out that part of her life.

多年来她努力想把她生命中的那一段经历从记忆中抹去。

2. shut down 关闭；停止运转

例：The computer system will be shut down over the weekend.

计算机系统周末关闭。

常见搭配：shut up 住口，闭嘴

例：When they'd finally shut up, I started again.

等他们最终住了嘴，我又重新开始讲。

3. besiege 围困；包围

例：Paris was besieged for four months and forced to surrender.

巴黎被围困了四个月后被迫投降。

常见搭配：besiege sb. with sth. ...使某人应接不暇

例：The radio station was besieged with calls from angry listeners.

广播电台疲于应付愤怒的听众打来的电话。

4. hang up 终止使用

例：Ruth has hung up her dancing shoes.

鲁思已挂起舞鞋退出舞台了。

常见搭配：hang around 等待，逗留，闲荡

例：You hang around here in case he comes, and I'll go on ahead.

你在这附近等着以防万一他来了，我继续往前走。

5. cash-strapped 资金短缺的；财政困难的

例：But not all companies that have put their jets up for sale are cash-strapped.

然而并不是所有出售飞机的公司都囊中羞涩。

常见搭配：be strapped for money/cash 手头紧

例：My husband and I are really strapped for cash.

我和我丈夫真的手头很拮据。

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