长难句解析

There are reports of a new rocket attack in Kharkiv1 that has struck a university building in the city2.

有报道称，哈尔科夫市一所大学大楼遭到火箭弹袭击。

解:主句1+定语从句2

析：此句为主从复合句，主句为“There are reports of a new rocket attack in Kharkiv”，包含“there be+名词+状语”的结构，表示“某处有(存在)某人或某物”。其后跟随由关系词“that”引导的定语从句“that has struck a university building in the city”，修饰先行词“rocket attack”。

重点词汇词组

1. control of sth. 对...的管理权，控制权

例：The party is expecting to gain control of the council in the next election.

该党期待着在下次选举中获得对地方议会的控制权。

相关俚语：

be in control 处之泰然；安之若素

例：In spite of all her family problems, she's really in control.

她虽然家庭问题重重，却能完全处之泰然。

2. surround 包围，围住

例：They've surrounded the building with police.

他们派警察包围了那栋房子。

常见搭配：

surround oneself with sb./sth. 确保身边总有...

例：He had made it his business to surround himself with a hand-picked group of bright young officers.

他把确保身边有自己亲手挑选的一群聪明的年轻军官当作自己的职责。

3. strike 撞击；碰撞

例：The child ran into the road and was struck by a car.

孩子跑到公路上给车撞了。

相关俚语：

be struck by sb. 被某人打动；迷恋某人

例：I was struck by her youth and enthusiasm.

她年轻热情，把我迷住了。

4. ban sb./sth. from (doing) sth. 禁止...做某事/去某处

例：She's been banned from leaving Greece while the allegations are investigated.

在对那些指控进行调查期间，禁止她离开希腊。

常见搭配：

ban on sth. 对...的禁令

例：The general lifted the ban on political parties.

将军解除了对政党的官方禁令。

5. desperate 极需要的，渴望的

例：They'd been married nearly four years and June was desperate to start a family.

他们结婚快4年了，琼非常想生个孩子。

常见搭配：

in a desperate attempt 孤注一掷

例：She clung to the edge in a desperate attempt to save herself.

为了活命，她拼命抓住边缘。

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