长难句解析

A heat wave1 continues2 to spread3 across Europe4, causing wildfires in Portugal and a red "alert weather" warning in Spain5 where 40 degree temperatures are being recorded across the country6.

解：主语1+谓语2+宾语3+状语4+状语5+定语从句6

析：该句的主语为“A heat wave”，谓语为“continues”，宾语为“to spread”，“across Europe”作状语；现在分词短语“causing wildfires in Portugal and a red "alert weather" warning in Spain”作状语；其后跟随由关系副词“where”引导的定语从句“where 40 degree temperatures are being recorded across the country”。

重点词汇词组

1. a state of emergency 紧急状态

例：The government has declared a state of emergency following the earthquake.

地震发生后政府已宣布进入紧急状态。

相关俚语：

be in a state 兴奋；紧张；焦虑

例：She was in a real state about her exams.

她对考试感到很紧张。

2. economic crisis 经济危机

例：The war has aggravated an acute economic crisis.

这场战争加剧了一场严峻的经济危机。

常见搭配：

be in crisis 处于危机之中

例：The business is still in crisis but it has survived the worst of the recession. 这家公司虽然仍处于危机之中，但已经挺过了经济衰退最严重的日子。

3. be heading for... 前往......

例：I'm heading for sunnier climes next month.

我下个月要前往阳光比较明媚的地区。

常见搭配：

head off 阻止，防止

例：He headed off efforts to replace him as leader.

他挫败了要取代他的领导地位的企图。

4. pick up 拿起；举起；抱起

例：She went over to the crying child and picked her up.

她走到啼哭的孩子身边，把她抱了起来。

相关俚语：

pick and choose 精挑细选；挑三拣四

例：You have to take any job you can get—you can't pick and choose.

你只能有什么工作就干什么—你不能挑三拣四了。

常见搭配：

pick on 挑选；选中

例：He picked on two of her statements which he said were untrue.

他从她的话中挑出了两处他认为不真实的地方。

5. on board 在船上/火车上/飞机上

例：Have the passengers gone on board yet ?

乘客们登机了吗？

相关俚语：

go by the board 被废弃；被忽视

例：All her efforts to be polite went by the board and she started to shout.

她力图保持和颜悦色的一切努力都白费了，于是她开始大喊大叫。

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