长难句解析

A statement1 from the 67 year old's family2 says3 he had been diagnosed with a language disorder caused by brain damage4.

解：主语1+定语2+谓语3+宾语从句4

析：句子的主语为“A statement”，“from the 67 year old's family”为定语，修饰位于之前的名词“statement”，谓语为“says”，其后接宾语从句“he had been diagnosed with a language disorder caused by brain damage”，其中，“caused by brain damage”为过去分词短语作定语，修饰“language disorder”。

重点词汇词组

1.tension 紧张局势（或关系、状况）

例：There is mounting tension along the border.

边境局势日趋紧张。

常见搭配：ease the tension 缓和紧张情绪

例：We laughed and that helped ease the tension.

我们笑了，因而使紧张的情绪缓和下来。

2.response 回答，答复

例：I received an encouraging response to my advertisement.

我的广告宣传有了令人鼓舞的回应。

常见搭配：in response to sth. 响应...

例：The product was developed in response to customer demand.

这种产品是为了响应顾客的需要而开发的。

3.strike 军事进攻；袭击

例：They decided to launch a pre-emptive strike.

他们决定发动先发制人的攻击。

常见搭配：strike sb. as sth. 给某人以…印象；让某人觉得...

例：His reaction struck me as odd.

他的反应令我诧异。

4.retire from/as sth. 从...退休

例：She was forced to retire early from teaching because of ill health.

她由于身体不好而被迫早早地从教学岗位上退休。

常见搭配：retire to... 退到(安静的地方)

例：I retired to my room to think.

我退到房间里去思考。

5.diagnose sb. with/as sth. 诊断某人患有...（疾病）

例：He has recently been diagnosed with angina.

他最近被诊断出患有心绞痛。

词汇拓展：

diagnostic adjective 诊断的；判断的

diagnosis noun 诊断；判断

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