长难句解析

The United States1 says2 it seized Iranian weapons3 which were destined for Houthi in Yemen4.

解：主语1+谓语2+宾语从句3+定语从句4

析：在这个句子中，“The United States”作主语，“says”作谓语，“it seized Iranian weapons”作宾语从句，“which were destined for Houthi in Yemen”作定语从句，修饰先行词“Iranian weapons”。

重点词汇词组

1. be destined for 开往；运往

例：Customs officers have seized nearly a ton of heroin destined for New York.

海关官员缴获了将近一吨要发往纽约的海洛因。

常见搭配：

be destined to 注定会

例：Any economic strategy based on a weak dollar is destined to fail.

任何基于疲软的美元之上的经济策略都注定会失败。

2. post office 邮局

例：She rushed to get to the post office before it closed.

她赶在邮局关门之前到达邮局。

相关俚语：

from pillar to post 四处奔走，到处奔波

例：My parents were always on the move and so my childhood was spent being dragged from pillar to post.

父母总是不停地搬家，所以我的童年是在四处迁移中度过的。

3. die from 死于......

例：Forty thousand children a day die from preventable diseases.

每天有四万儿童死于本可以防止的疾病。

常见搭配：

die away 逐渐减弱; 逐渐模糊

例：The sound of their laughter died away.

他们的笑声渐渐消失了。

4. win big 赢大奖; 大获全胜

例：He could win big if he gets the voters out.

如果他能说服选民出来投票，他可能会大获全胜。

相关俚语：

be big on sth. 很喜欢......

例：I'm not very big on classical music.

我不太喜欢古典音乐。

5. along with 与......一起

例：He was facing eviction, along with his wife and family.

他及其妻儿正面临着被驱逐。

相关俚语：

along the way 在这过程中; 在这期间

例：I've been in this job for 30 years, and I've picked up a good deal of expertise along the way.

我干这份工作已经30年了，在此期间我掌握了大量专业技术。

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