重点词汇词组:
1. President Joe Biden has signed a bill creating a new federal holiday, Juneteeth, or June 19th, commemorating the end of slavery.
commemorate vt. 庆祝,纪念;成为…的纪念
eg: He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements.
他被授予一幅卷轴,以表彰其所做出的成就
。【近义词】mark; celebrate with; honour the memory of
2. The US Supreme Court has dismissed a major challenge to Obamacare by Republican-led states to throw out the law that provides health insurance for millions of Americans.
Dismiss vt.解散;解雇;开除;让...离开;不予理会、不予考虑
eg:The court ruled that the women were unfairly dismissed.
法院裁定这些妇女是被不公平地开除的
。【常见搭配】dismiss from 解雇;开除
The boss threatened to dismiss him from his job, but it is all a bluff.
老板威胁说要解雇他,但这不过是恐吓而已
。throw out v. 扔掉;伸出;说出;否决;突出;受理
eg: The defence wants the district Judge to throw out the case.
辩护律师想要区法官拒绝受理这个案子
。
3. Dr. Anthony Fauci says the pills are in development and could begin arriving by year's end, pending completion of clinical trials.
Pending adj.未决定的;行将发生的;prep.在...期间;直到...时为止;在等待...之际;v.待定;悬而不决
eg:An election is pending in Italy.
意大利即将进行选举
。
4. On a 7-2 vote, the court left the entire law intact, ruling that the state of Texas and others had no right to bring the lawsuit in federal court.
intact adj. 完整的;原封不动的;未受损伤的
eg. The money was returned intact by its finder.
钱原封未动地被捡拾者送还
。
5. On a 7-2 vote, the court left the entire law intact, ruling that the state of Texas and others had no right to bring the lawsuit in federal court.
Lawsuit n. 诉讼(尤指非刑事案件);诉讼案件
eg:They threatened him with a lawsuit.
他们以诉讼来威胁他
。【近义词】litigation; suit; law
长难句解析:
The US Supreme Court1 has dismissed2 a major challenge to Obamacare by Republican-led states3 to throw out the law that provides health insurance for millions of Americans4.
解: 本句为主谓宾结构,1为主语,2为谓语,3为宾语,4为状语 。
析: to throw out the law that provides health insurance for millions of Americans在本句做目的状语 。