重点词汇词组
1.in response to 以回应……
例:Management have granted a ten percent pay rise in response to union pressure.
在工会的压力下,管理层同意增加10%的工资。
【相关短语】
①a written response 书面回应
②a positive response 一个正面的答复
③a mixed response 喜忧参半,褒贬不一
2.tit-for-tat 针锋相对,以牙还牙
例:Recent months have seen a pattern of tit-for-tat killings between the two sides.
最近几个月,双方之间呈现一种针锋相对的杀戮模式。
【相关俚语】
an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth) 以眼还眼(以牙还牙)
3.pin sth on sb 把某事归咎于某人
例:You can't pin the blame on her -- she wasn't even there when the accident happened.
你不能把责任推到她身上——事故发生时她甚至不在现场。
【相关俚语】
①pin back your ears 仔细听,认真听
②on pins and needles 如坐针毡,坐立不安
4.squarely 直接地;明确地;正中地
例:We have to face these issues squarely and honestly.
我们必须正视这些问题。
【近义词】just , direct
长难句解析
The State Department1 pinned2 the blame squarely on Moscow3, saying the reduced staffing size in Moscow does not allow for routine visa or U.S. citizen services.4
解:1主语+2谓语+3宾语+4状语
析:逗号后的部分是现在分词结构作状语,saying后是that引导的同位语从句,因that在从句中不作成分,故省略。
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