长难句解析

Israel's controversial judicial reform bill1 is to be voted on2 shortly3 as water cannon are fired at protesters and the country's largest businesses go out on strike4.

解：主语1+谓语2+状语3+状语从句4

析：该句为主从复合句，主句的主语为“Israel's controversial judicial reform bill”，谓语为“is to be voted on”，“shortly”为状语，从句部分是由“as”引导的时间状语从句构成，由“and”连接两个并列句“water cannon are fired at protesters”与“the country's largest businesses go out on strike”。

重点词汇词组

1. wildfire 野火

例：Major wildfires have destroyed thousands of acres in Idaho.

大规模的野火烧毁了爱达荷州几千英亩的土地。

相关俚语：

spread like wildfire （疾病或消息）迅速传播开来

例：Once one child in the school has the infection, it spreads like wildfire.

一旦学校里有一个孩子受到感染，就会迅速传播开来。

2. judicial reform 司法改革

例：The government is committed to promoting judicial reform to ensure justice for all citizens.

政府致力于推动司法改革，确保所有公民享有公正司法。

常见搭配：

penal reform 刑罚改革

例：She is a spokesperson for the Howard League for Penal Reform.

她是支持刑罚改革的霍华德阵营的发言人。

3. water cannon 水炮, 高压水枪

例：Police turned water cannon on the rioters.

警察把高压水枪对准了闹事者。

相关俚语：

water under the bridge 已成往事

例：Yes, we did have our disagreements but that's water under the bridge now.

是的，我们确实曾经不和，但那已是陈年往事了。

4. on strike 罢工

例：Half the workforce are now out on strike.

现在有半数职工罢工。

常见搭配：

strike sb. down 使某人猝然死去

例：It's a tragedy that these young people were struck down in their prime.

这些年轻人英年早逝真是令人痛心。

5. hunger 饥饿

例：All over the world, people die of hunger every day.

全世界每天都有人饿死。

常见搭配：

hunger after/for sth. 渴望......，渴求......

例：I've never hungered after power.

我从不渴求权力。

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