重点词汇词组:
1. Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended U.S. airstrikes on Iranian-backed militia groups in Syria and Iraq.
defend v. 替…辩护;为…辩解;维护
eg. The newspaper continues to d e fend its publication of the photographs.
这家报纸继续为刊登这些照片辩护 。
【常见搭配】defend sb. against sth.
eg. Politicians are skilled at defending themselves against their critics.
从政者都善于为自己辩解,反驳别人的批评 。
2. The Pentagon said Sunday's strikes targeted the militia's operational and weapons storage facilities used to carry out drone attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq.
carry out v. 实施;执行;实行
eg. The Social Democrats could still c arry out their threat to leave the government.
社会民主党人仍有可能将其退出政府的威胁付诸实施 。
3. The president is fully prepared to act and act appropriately and deliberately...
prepared adj. 准备好;有所准备
eg. We'll be better prepared next time.
下次我们会准备得更充分 。
【常见搭配】be prepared for/be prepared to do sth.
eg. Police a re prepared for large numbers of demonstrators.
警方已经为应对大量示威者做好了准备 。
eg. You must be prepared to give the job your undivided attention.
你必须准备好全心全意地投入工作 。
4. And, again, I would hope that the message sent by the strikes last night will be heard and d eter future action.
deter v. 制止;阻止;威慑;使不敢
eg. Such a statement was hardly calculated to d eter future immigrants.
这样的声明不太可能吓住将来的移民 。
【常见搭配】deter sb. from sth./doing sth.
eg. The high price of the service could deter people from seeking advice.
这么高的服务费可能使咨询者望而却步 。
5. Mr. Biden reaffirmed U.S. support for Israel and insisted that Iran will never o btain a nuclear weapon on his watch.
obtain v. (尤指经努力)获得,赢得
eg. They have obtained an injunction restraining the company from selling the product.
他们已经得到阻止这家公司出售这一产品的禁销令 。
【近义词】receive, get
6. He also said he looks forward to meeting the new Israeli prime minister, Naftali Bennett, soon.
look forward to sth./doing sth. 期待;盼望
eg. We look forward to seeing Mrs Brown and your good self this evening.
我们期盼今晚能见到布朗夫人和您本人 。
长难句解析:
The Pentagon1 said2 Sunday's strikes targeted the militia's operational and weapons storage facilities used to carry out drone attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq3.
解:本句为主谓宾结构,1为主语,2为谓语,3为省略that的宾语从句
析:3宾语从句为主谓宾结构,其中Sunday's strikes是主语,targeted为谓语,the militia's operational and weapons storage facilities为宾语,used to做facilities的后置定语