长难句解析

Three weeks after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas1, the actor Matthew McConaughey2 who was born there3 has spoken out4 at the White House5.

解：状语1+主语2+定语从句3+谓语4+状语5

析：“Three weeks after... in Uvalde, Texas”为状语，“the actor Matthew McConaughey”为主语，“the actor”作“Matthew McConaughey”的同位语，其后接由关系代词“who”引导的定语从句“who was born there”，修饰先行词“Matthew McConaughey”，“has spoken out”为谓语，“at the White House”为状语。

重点词汇词组

1. surrender 投降

例：The rebel soldiers were forced to surrender.

叛军被迫投降。

常见搭配：

surrender to sth. 听任...摆布/发展

例：He finally surrendered to his craving for drugs.

他最终克制不住，吸起毒来。

2. transfer to 转移...; 搬迁...

例：The film studio is transferring to Hollywood.

这家电影制片厂正迁往好莱坞。

常见搭配：

transfer to sth. 改编为...

例：The novel does not transfer well to the movies.

这部小说不太适宜改编成电影。

3. sb.be taken captive 某人被囚禁/被俘

例：Richard was finally released on February 4, one year and six weeks after he'd been taken captive.

理查德经历了1年零6周的囚禁之后，终于在2月4日被释放。

常见搭配：

captive audience 无权选择的听众

例：A salesman loves to have a captive audience.

推销商喜欢不得不听的听众。

4. speak out 公开说出

例：I hope people will be courageous enough to speak out against this injustice.

我希望人们能敢于大胆说出来，反对这种不公。

常见搭配：

speak highly of sb. 说某人好话

例：Both spoke highly of the Russian president.

双方都高度评价了那位俄罗斯总统。

5. be accused of sth. 被指控...

例：Her assistant was accused of theft and fraud by the police.

她的助手被警方指控偷窃和诈骗。

常见搭配：

sb. stands accused of sth. 某人因...被谴责

例：The candidate stands accused of breaking promises even before he's in office.

这位候选人甚至在他就职前就因违背诺言而被谴责。

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