长难句解析

The United States1 has admitted2 it still doesn't know the origin or purpose of three aerial objects it shot down in recent days3 following a wave of speculation on social media and elsewhere4.

解：主语1+谓语2+宾语从句3+状语4

析：该句的主语为“The United States”，谓语为“has admitted”，其后接宾语从句“it still doesn't know the origin or purpose of three aerial objects it shot down in recent days”；其中，“it shot down in recent days”为修饰“three aerial objects”的定语从句；其后的“following a wave of...elsewhere”作时间状语。

重点词汇词组

重点词汇词组：

1. agree to do sth. 答应做某事；同意做某事

例：He agreed to pay me for the drawings.

她答应为这些画付给我钱。

相关俚语：

not agree with sb. 不对…...的胃口

例：Those onions I ate didn't agree with me.

吃了那些洋葱，我胃里很不舒服。

2. shoot down 击落

例：They claimed to have shot down one incoming missile.

他们声称已经击落了一枚来袭的导弹。

常见搭配：

shoot up 迅速长大；急速增加

例：David has really shot up since I saw him last.

自我上次见到他以来，戴维长高了一大截。

3. social media 社交媒体

例：Social media addiction is a threat to our health.

社交媒体成瘾对我们的健康构成了威胁。

常见搭配：

media hype 媒体炒作

例：He criticized the media hype over the so-called zhuangyuan.

他对媒体对于“高考状元”的大肆宣传进行了批评。

4. extraterrestrial life 外星生命，地外生命

例：The search for extraterrestrial life has gained momentum in recent months.

近几个月来，搜寻外星生命的活动获得了很大的进展。

常见搭配：

extraterrestrial beings 外星人

例：They claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings.

他们声称在同外星人保持联络。

5. come out as gay 公开同性恋身份

例：Some male athletes have come out as gay after they've left professional sports.

一些男运动员在退出职业体育运动后，公开了自己的同性恋身份。

相关俚语：

come to nothing 不成功；失败

例：How sad that all his hard work should come to nothing.

他的所有辛勤劳动竟全部付诸东流，太让人伤心了。

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