重点词汇词组:
1. Job creation and wages rose sharply in June, according to the US Labor Department.
according to 根据;按照;据...所说
eg: People should pay according to their means.
人们应该按照各自的负担能力来消费
。【近义词】in light of, in terms of, in accordance with
2. Well over 3 million people could pass through the nation's airports.
pass through 穿过;通过
eg:An estimated 1,600 vessels pass through the strait annually.
估计每年有1600艘船经过这个海峡
。
3. The number of people missing in the Florida condominium collapse has fallen from 145 to 128, after officials updated their list.
condominium n. 共同统治;财产共有权;独立产权的公寓
eg:Scores of condominium buildings dot the skyline of Miami.
数十座公寓大楼点缀着迈阿密的天空
。【近义词】condo, condominium
fall from 跌落;落下
Eg: He must have fallen from a great height.
他肯定是从很高的地方摔下来的
。【易混词组辨析】
fall off 减少;跌落;下降;离开;衰退
eg: Our sales have begun to fall off.
我们的销售额已经开始下跌了
。fall from 从…落下
Eg: Fall is windy and leaves fall from trees.
秋天多风,树叶开始掉落
。
4. A cargo plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii early Friday after both engines failed.
cargo plane 货运飞机
eg: A cargo plane crashed into a housing complex shortly after takeoff setting off a huge blaze.
一架货机起飞后不久就着了大火,坠毁在一片住宅域
。【飞机类型补充】
passenger plane
客机
cargo plane
货机
chopper
直升机
aircraft
飞行器﹔航空器
jet
喷气式飞机
长难句解析:
A cargo plane1 crashed2 in the Pacific Ocean3 off the coast of Hawaii early Friday after both engines failed4.
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: after both engines failed. 此处的After引导时间状语,所表示的动作发生在主句动作之前 。