重點詞匯詞組:
1. President Joe Biden has signed a bill creating a new federal holiday, Juneteeth, or June 19th, commemorating the end of slavery.
commemorate vt. 慶祝,紀念;成為…的紀念
eg: He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements.
他被授予一幅卷軸,以表彰其所做出的成就
。【近義詞】mark; celebrate with; honour the memory of
2. The US Supreme Court has dismissed a major challenge to Obamacare by Republican-led states to throw out the law that provides health insurance for millions of Americans.
Dismiss vt.解散;解雇;開除;讓...離開;不予理會、不予考慮
eg:The court ruled that the women were unfairly dismissed.
法院裁定這些婦女是被不公平地開除的
。【常見搭配】dismiss from 解雇;開除
The boss threatened to dismiss him from his job, but it is all a bluff.
老板威脅說要解雇他,但這不過是恐嚇而已
。throw out v. 扔掉;伸出;說出;否決;突出;受理
eg: The defence wants the district Judge to throw out the case.
辯護律師想要區(qū)法官拒絕受理這個案子
。
3. Dr. Anthony Fauci says the pills are in development and could begin arriving by year's end, pending completion of clinical trials.
Pending adj.未決定的;行將發(fā)生的;prep.在...期間;直到...時為止;在等待...之際;v.待定;懸而不決
eg:An election is pending in Italy.
意大利即將進行選舉
。
4. On a 7-2 vote, the court left the entire law intact, ruling that the state of Texas and others had no right to bring the lawsuit in federal court.
intact adj. 完整的;原封不動的;未受損傷的
eg. The money was returned intact by its finder.
錢原封未動地被撿拾者送還
。
5. On a 7-2 vote, the court left the entire law intact, ruling that the state of Texas and others had no right to bring the lawsuit in federal court.
Lawsuit n. 訴訟(尤指非刑事案件);訴訟案件
eg:They threatened him with a lawsuit.
他們以訴訟來威脅他
。【近義詞】litigation; suit; law
長難句解析:
The US Supreme Court1 has dismissed2 a major challenge to Obamacare by Republican-led states3 to throw out the law that provides health insurance for millions of Americans4.
解: 本句為主謂賓結(jié)構(gòu),1為主語,2為謂語,3為賓語,4為狀語 。
析: to throw out the law that provides health insurance for millions of Americans在本句做目的狀語 。