长难句解析

They1 attended2 a service of Thanksgiving3 at St. Anne's Cathedral in Belfast4, and met5 Northern Ireland's political leaders6, including those from nationalist parties who want a united Ireland7.

解：主语1+谓语2+宾语3+状语4+谓语5+宾语6+状语7

析：该句由“and”连接两个并列句，两个句子的主语都为“They”，谓语分别为“attended” 和“met” ，宾语分别为“ a service of Thanksgiving”和“Northern Ireland's political leaders” ，状语分别为介词短语“at St. Anne's Cathedral in Belfast”和现在分词短语“including those from nationalist parties who want a united Ireland” ；后者包含一个由关系代词who引导的定语从句“who want a united Ireland” ，修饰先行词“nationalist parties”。

重点词汇词组

1. pouring rain 瓢泼大雨；倾盆大雨

例：Walking three miles in the pouring rain is not my idea of fun.

顶着倾盆大雨走三英里路，我可不认为是好玩的事。

常见搭配：

pour sth. out 表露无遗；畅所欲言

例：She poured out her troubles to me over a cup of coffee.

她一面喝着咖啡，一面向我倾吐着她的烦恼。

2. pass by 经过；走过

例：As they pass by, a piteous wailing is heard.

他们经过时，传出一阵痛哭声。

常见搭配：

pass away 亡故

例：His mother passed away last year.

他母亲去年去世了。

3. result in sth. 造成......；导致......

例：The cyclone has resulted in many thousands of deaths.

气旋已经造成了成千上万的人死亡。

常见搭配：

result from sth. 起因于......；由……造成

例：Many hair problems result from what you eat.

很多头发问题是由你吃的东西引起的。

4. real estate 不动产，房地产

例：By investing in real estate, he was one of the richest men in the United States.

通过投资房地产，他成了美国最富的人之一。

相关俚语：

for real 真实的；严肃的

例：He managed to convince voters that he was for real.

他使得投票者相信了他是严肃认真的。

5. pay tribute to sth. 向......致敬；对......给予赞扬

例：At her funeral her oldest friend paid tribute to her life and work.

在葬礼上，她最早的朋友对她的一生和工作给予了高度的赞扬。

常见搭配：

tribute to sth./sb. 体现......; 显示......

例：His recovery is a tribute to the doctors' skill.

他的康复充分显示了各位医生高超的医术。

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