长难句解析

The World Health Organization1 says2 Gaza's second biggest hospital is now completely out of service following an Israeli raid3.

解：主语1+谓语2+宾语从句3

析：在这个句子中，“The World Health Organization”作主语，“says”作谓语，其后跟宾语从句“Gaza's second biggest hospital is now completely out of service following an Israeli raid”。

重点词汇词组

1. step up 加快, 加紧, 加强

例：The meeting ended with a pledge to step up cooperation between the six states of the region.

会议以加快该地区6个州之间合作的承诺结束。

常见搭配：

step in 插手；介入

例：An outside buyer has stepped in to save the company from going out of business.

一个外来买主介入，使公司免于破产。

2. out of service 停止服务, 业务中止

例：The ship will be taken out of service within two years.

那艘船将在两年之内停止服务。

常见搭配：

the prison service 监狱管理机构

例：The prison service is already under considerable strain.

监狱管理机构已承受巨大的压力。

3. call on 呼吁; 公开请求

例：One of Kenya's leading churchmen has called on the government to resign.

肯尼亚宗教界的一位重要人物已呼吁政府下台。

相关俚语：

a close call 侥幸的脱险，几乎发生的坏事

例：The car just missed the child but it was a very close call.

汽车差点撞着小孩，就差那么一点点。

4. postmortem examination 验尸

例：A postmortem examination found that she died from asphyxiation.

验尸发现她死于窒息。

常见搭配：

medical examination 体检

例：I had to undergo a medical examination when I joined the pension scheme.

在加入养老金计划之前，我不得不进行了一次体检。

5. on parole 获假释

例：She was released on parole.

她获得假释。

常见搭配：

to be eligible for parole 有资格获假释

例：She hopes to be eligible for parole in three years.

她希望3年后有资格获假释。

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