长难句解析

And former Prime Minister Boris Johnson1 is expected2 to apologize to the UK's Covid inquiry3, acknowledging that the government didn't get everything right during the Covid pandemic4.

解：主语1+谓语2+补足语3+状语5

析：该句的主语为“former Prime Minister Boris Johnson”，“is expected”作谓语，动词不定式短语“to apologize to the UK's Covid inquiry”作主语的补足语，现在分词短语“acknowledging that the government didn't get everything right during the Covid pandemic”作状语。

重点词汇词组

1. health ministry 卫生部

例：The increase in deaths has triggered an investigation by the health ministry.

死亡人数的增加已经引起卫生部的调查。

常见搭配：

health insurance 健康保险

例：Perks offered by the firm include a car and free health insurance.

公司给予的额外待遇包括一辆汽车和免费健康保险。

2. humanitarian aid 人道主义援助

例：The organization is providing humanitarian aid to the refugees in the war-torn region.

该组织正在为战乱地区的难民提供人道主义援助。

相关俚语：

what's...in aid of? ......有什么用? ......是怎么回事儿？

例：What's all this shouting in aid of?

这大喊大叫的到底怎么回事儿？

3. climate summit 气候峰会

例：The climate summit aims to address the urgent issue of global warming.

气候峰会旨在解决全球变暖这一紧迫问题。

常见搭配：

climate change 气候变化

例：Climate change is still very much a subject for debate.

气候变化很大程度上仍是一个争论的话题。

4. renewable energy 可再生能源

例：Investing in renewable energy is crucial for a sustainable future.

投资可再生能源对于可持续发展的未来至关重要。

常见搭配：

nuclear energy 核能

例：Nuclear energy may overtake oil as the main fuel.

核能可能会超过石油成为主要燃料。

5. apologize to sb. 向某人道歉

例：He apologized to the people who had been affected.

他向受到了影响的人道了歉。

常见搭配：

apologize for sth. 为某事道歉

例：We apologize for the late arrival of the train.

我们为火车误点致歉。

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