长难句解析

Search and rescue teams1, many accompanied by dogs to help search through collapsed buildings2, have already begun3 to fly in4.

解：主语1+状语2+谓语3+宾语4

析：该句的主句为“Search and rescue teams have already begun to fly in”，其中，主语为“Search and rescue teams”，谓语为“have already begun”，宾语为“to fly in”；独立主格结构“many accompanied by dogs...collapsed buildings”插入句中作状语，其结构为“名词（many）+过去分词（accompanied by dogs......buildings）。”

重点词汇词组

1. continue to do sth. 继续做某事

例：I hope they continue to fight for equal justice after I'm gone.

我希望我走后他们继续为司法公正而奋斗。

常见搭配：

continue as sth. 继续 (原有工作或状态)

例：He had hoped to continue as a full-time career officer.

他原本希望继续当全职警官。

2. step up 增加，加快

例：The police are stepping up their efforts to fight crime.

警方正在加大打击犯罪活动的力度。

相关俚语：

step back 回到从前

例：Visiting her house was like stepping back 50 years.

参观她的房子就像回到了过去50年前。

3. lack of sth. …...匮乏，…...短缺

例：Her only problem is a lack of confidence.

她唯一的问题是缺乏自信。

常见搭配：

lack direction 没有方向，失去了方向

例：She seems to lack direction in her life.

她似乎失去了生活的方向。

4. offer sth. to sb. 向某人提供某物

例：They decided to offer the job to Jo.

他们决定把这份工作给乔。

相关俚语：

offer an olive branch 伸出橄榄枝；主动表达和解的愿望

例：He offered an olive branch to the opposition by releasing 42 political prisoners.

他释放了42名政治犯，以此向反对派表达了和解的愿望。

5. search and rescue teams 搜救队

例：Britain is one of the first nations to send search and rescue teams to Japan.

英国是第一批向日本派出搜救队的国度之一。

常见搭配：

rescue attempt/operation 营救行动

例：The rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather.

营救行动因天气恶劣受阻。

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