第183句：

"lt's an outrage that any American's life expectancy should be shortened simply becautse the company they worked for went bankrupt and ended health-care coverage," said the former chairman of thelntemational Steel Group.

“僅僅是因為他們工作的公司破產，導致他們的醫療保險被終止，所有美國人的預期壽命就都被縮短了，這真的很令人憤怒，”這位國際鋼鐵集團的前董事長說道。

六級詞匯講解:

本句的主干是...said the...chainnan...。直接引語部分的內容作said的賓語。其中，that引導的是主語從句any American’s life expectancy should be shortened simply; because引導的是原因狀語從句，該從句中they worked for為省略that的定語從句，修飾company。

outrage意為“憤怒”。如：

The victim's brow wrinkled with outrage.

受害者憤慨得皺起了眉。

shorten意為“縮短”。如：

It's a simple matter to shorten trouser legs.

把褲腳弄短很簡單。

coverage在句中意為“保險項目（范圍）”。如：

It would be better for you to sign up for blanket insurance coverage.

你最好簽一份綜合保險協議。

end在句中作及物動詞，意為“結束，終止”。如：

The strike was ended.

罷工已經結束了。

六級考點歸納：

end除了作動詞，其名詞的用法也很常見，相關的短語有：

in the end意為“最后，終于”。如：

In the end things will mend.

車到山前必有路。

at the end of意為“在……的盡頭，在……的末尾”。如：

The gas station lies at the end ofthe road.

加油站就在這條路的盡頭。

at a loose end意為“閑著，無所事事”。如：

1 was at a loose end last night，so I went to shopping.

昨天晚上我閑著沒事，所以就去購物了。

put an end to意為“結束，廢除，停止”。如：

The two countries must put an end to the war as soon as possible.

兩國必須盡快結束這場戰爭。

on end意為“連續地；豎立著”。如：

He often plays online games for hours on end.

他經常連續幾個小時不停地玩網絡游戲。

The frightening noise set her hair on end.

恐怖的聲音使她毛骨悚然。

come to an end意為“結束，終止”。如：

All good things come to an end.

天下沒有不散的筵席。