长难句解析

And assistance1 begins2 to arrive3 in the Libyan city of Derna4 amid fears that the number of people who died in the catastrophic flooding could reach as many as 20,0005.

解：主语1+谓语2+宾语3+状语4+状语5

析：该句的主语为“assistance”，谓语为“begins”，宾语为“to arrive”，“in the Libyan city of Derna”作地点状语，“amid fears that the number of people...could reach as many as 20,000”也作状语；其中，从句“that the number of people...could reach as many as 20,000”作“fears”的同位语；从句“who died in the catastrophic flooding”作定语，修饰先行词“people”。

重点词汇词组

1. begin to do sth. 开始做某事

例：She began to prepare dinner as soon as she got home.

她一回到家就开始准备晚餐。

相关俚语：

to begin with 原先，刚开始时

例：There were six of us to begin with, then two people left.

原先，我们有6个人，后来走了两个。

2. the number of ......的数量

例：The number of students in the class is 30.

班级里的学生数量是30人。

相关俚语：

by numbers 机械地，死板地

例：This is painting by numbers - there's nothing original here.

这是一幅很死板的画——毫无新意。

3. on suspicion of 因涉嫌......

例：He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

他因涉嫌酒后驾车而被捕。

相关俚语：

above suspicion 无可置疑

例：Nobody who was near the scene of the crime is above suspicion.

犯罪现场附近的任何人都不能排除嫌疑。

4. question 正式提问；质询

例：She was arrested and questioned about the fire.

她被拘留讯问有关火灾的事情。

相关俚语：

be out of the question 不可能

例：A trip to New Zealand is out of the question this year.

今年去新西兰旅行是不可能的了。

5. take sb's own life 自杀

例：He was so depressed that he decided to take his own life.

他非常沮丧，决定自杀。

相关俚语：

give sb's life to sth. 某人全身心投入到......中

例：She gave her life to cancer research.

她全身心地投入到癌症研究之中。

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