Francis Wozniak1, known as Jerry2, was3 a brilliant engineering graduate4 from Cal Tech5, where he had quarterbacked the football team6, who became a rocket scientist at Lockheed7.

长难句解析

解：主语1+定语2+系动词3+表语4+状语5+定语从句6+定语从句7

析：“known as Jerry”为过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰主语“Francis Wozniak”；本句包含两个非限定性定语从句，分别为关系副词“where”引导的从句“where he had quarterbacked the football team”，以及关系代词“who”引导的从句“who became a rocket scientist at Lockheed”，前者修饰的先行词为“Cal Tech”，后者修饰的先行词为“Francis Wozniak”。

重点词汇词组

1.learn sth. at sb’s knee 在...膝下学...

I learned to sew at my mother's knee.

我打小从母亲那里学缝纫。

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bring sth to its knees 摧毁某物；使（组织等）瘫痪（或崩溃）

The strikes brought the industry to its knees.

罢工使得这个行业陷入瘫痪。

2.fix up 修理；装饰

They fixed up the house before they moved in.

他们把房子装修了以后才迁入。

【常见搭配】

fix on sb./sth. 选定；决定

They've fixed on Paris for their honeymoon.

他们已选定在巴黎度蜜月。

3.reach/strike a deal 达成协议

The US and North Korea reached a deal about North Korea's nuclear development program.

美国和朝鲜就朝鲜的核开发项目达成了协议。

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deal a blow to sb./sth. 令…震惊；给…以打击

Her sudden death dealt a blow to the whole country.

她突然逝世，举国上下为之震惊。

4.graduate from... 从...毕业

Martha graduated from high school two years ago.

玛莎两年前高中毕业。

【常见搭配】

graduate from sth. to sth. 逐渐从...发展到/变化到...

She recently graduated from being a dancer to having a small role in a movie.

她最近从一个舞蹈演员逐步过渡到在电影里扮演小角色。

5. look down on sth./sb. 蔑视/轻视/瞧不起...

Mr Garcia looks down on anyone who hasn’t had a college education.

加西亚先生看不起任何没有受过大学教育的人。

【常见搭配】

look forward to doing sth. 盼望/期待...

We're really looking forward to seeing you again.

我们非常盼望能再见到你。

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