长难句解析

In Iran1, three people2 have died3 in protests4, which followed the death in custody of a woman who was arrested by the morality police5.

解：状语1+主语2+谓语3+状语4+定语5

析：该句为主从复合句，主句为“In Iran, three people have died in protests”，其结构为“In Iran状语+three people主语+ have died谓语+in protests状语”；主句之后跟随由关系代词“which”引导的非限制性定语从句“which followed...by the morality police”, 而在该从句中，又包含一个由关系代词“who”引导的定语从句“who was arrested by the morality police”，修饰先行词“a woman”。

重点词汇词组

1. territorial integrity 领土完整

例：The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.

该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。

常见搭配：

territorial disputes 领土争端

例：It is the only republic which has no territorial disputes with the others.

它是惟一一个和其他国家没有领土争端的共和国。

2. denounce 谴责

例：She publicly denounced the government's handling of the crisis.

她公开谴责政府处理这场危机的方式。

常见搭配：

denounce sb./sth. as sth. 谴责......为......

The project was denounced as a scandalous waste of public money.

这项工程被斥责为挥霍公款，令人愤慨。

3. carry out 实行，执行，贯彻

例：Police say they believe the attacks were carried out by nationalists.

警方称他们认为这些袭击行为是民族主义分子发动的。

相关俚语：

carry the can 承受指责，承担责任，背黑锅

例：As usual, I was left to carry the can.

像往常一样，就剩下我来承担责任。

4. in custody 在监禁中，在拘留中

例：The suspect is now in custody.

嫌疑犯正被看押候审。

常见搭配:

get/receive custody of sb. 得到某人的监护权

例：The mother received custody of the child.

母亲得到了孩子的监护权。

5. die of/from sth. 死于......

例：He died of a heart attack during a routine operation.

他在一次普通手术中死于心脏病。

相关俚语：

die a/the death 以失败告终，以失败落幕

例：The play, like so many before it, died the death after a week.

那出戏与此前的很多戏一样，在一周之后以失败告终。

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