长难句解析

Ceremonies1 are being held2 in Australia and South Africa3 to mark the start of construction on the world's biggest telescope4.

解：主语1+谓语2+地点状语3+目的状语4

析：该句的主语为“Ceremonies”，谓语为“are being held”，介词短语“in Australia and South Africa”作地点状语，动词不定式短语“to mark the start of construction on the world's biggest telescope”作目的状语。

重点词汇词组

1. reigning champion 本届冠军；卫冕冠军

例：The reigning champion will play his first match of the tournament tomorrow.

卫冕冠军将在明天参加锦标赛的第一场比赛。

常见搭配：

champion of sth. ......的捍卫者/声援者

例：She was a champion of the poor all her life.

她终身都是穷苦人的卫士。

2. be due to do sth. 预定做某事; 按期做某事

例：She is due to deliver a lecture on genetic engineering.

根据安排她要作一个关于转基因的演讲。

常见搭配：

be due for sth. 理应得到……，理应收到……

例：She's due for promotion soon.

她很快该晋升了。

3. in connection with 与……有关；与……相连

例：A man has been arrested in connection with the robbery.

一名男子因与这桩抢劫案有关被逮捕。

常见搭配：

a close connection with sth. 与......有密切的联系

例：Vocabulary has a close connection with culture.

词汇与文化有着密切的联系。

4. score sb's first goal 某人进首球

例：It took him all of 41 minutes to score his first goal.

用了足足有41分钟他才进了第一个球。

相关俚语：

score points off sb. 驳倒某人

例：He's always trying to score points off people and it's really irritating.

他老是想驳倒别人，太令人讨厌了。

5. address questions 解决问题

例：Context scenarios address questions such as the following.

情境场景剧本解决了以下的问题。

相关俚语：

have no fixed address 居无定所

例：They are not able to get a job interview because they have no fixed address.

他们无法获得工作面试的机会，因为他们居无定所。

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