长难句解析

Kevin McCarthy1 says2 he won't run again for House Speaker3 after being ousted in a dramatic vote in Congress4.

解：主语1+谓语2+宾语从句3+状语4

析：该句的主语为“Kevin McCarthy”，谓语为“says”，其后跟宾语从句“he won't run again for House Speaker”，其后的“after being ousted in a dramatic vote in Congress”作时间状语。

重点词汇词组

1. catch fire 着火

例：The old wiring in the house caused the curtains to catch fire.

房子里的旧电线导致窗帘着火。

相关俚语：

be/come under fire 受到严厉批评；遭到猛烈批判

例：The health minister has come under fire from all sides.

卫生部长受到来自各方的责难。

2. run for 竞选

例：He said that he would likely run for President.

他说他很可能竞选总统。

常见搭配：

run after 追求

例：He's always running after younger women.

他就爱追年轻女子。

3. House Speaker 众议院议长

例：Nancy Pelosi is the current House Speaker in the United States.

南希·佩洛西是美国当前的众议院议长。

常见搭配：

guest speaker 特邀发言人

例：Bruce Wyatt will be the guest speaker at next month's meeting.

布鲁斯·怀亚特将是下月会议上的特邀发言人。

4. confirm 确认，确定

例：Six people have confirmed that they will be attending and ten haven't replied yet.

有6人已确认将参加，还有10人尚未答复。

常见搭配：

confirm sb. as... 证明某人是当之无愧的......

例：Her new role could confirm her as one of our leading actors.

她的新角色可以证明她是当之无愧的我们最好的演员之一。

5. rail link 铁路线路

例：The rail link between the two cities has been under construction for two years.

这两个城市之间的铁路线路已经建设了两年。

相关俚语：

go off the rails 失去控制；无法正常运行

例：The company has gone badly off the rails in recent years.

这家公司最近几年已经陷于严重瘫痪。

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