- uses A to do B
👉 利用A去做B
- promote
👉 推动 / 宣传 / 倡导(政策、项目) - ballroom
👉 宴会厅(正式大型活动场地) - security upgrades
👉 安全升级(升级安保系统)
Trumpis usingthe shooting to promote a new White House ballroom and security upgrades.
- incident
👉 事件(比 event 更偏“突发/负面”) - prompt (sb) to do⭐
👉 促使某人做某事 - compare A to B
👉 把A比作B(类比) - highlight
👉 强调 / 突出 - administration
👉 政府 / 执政团队 语法还原
The incidenthas promptedTrump to compare himself to Lincoln and highlight his administration's achievements.
- claim
👉 声称(不一定被证实) - trade wars
👉 贸易战 - military investments
👉 军事投入 / 军费投资 - target
👉 目标 - assassination attempts⭐
👉 暗杀企图 ⚙️ 语法结构(重点)
trade wars and military investmentsmade him a target
👉 结构:make + 宾语 + 名词,👉 使某人成为……
例子:This made him a hero.(让他成为英雄)
tuxedo
英/tʌk'siːdəʊ/ 美/tʌk'sido/
- the latest= 最近的一次
- apparent= 表面上明显的 / 看起来是的(⚠️ 暗示“尚未完全确认”)
- attempt on his life⭐
👉 固定表达 = 刺杀未遂
✔ 常见搭配:
- attempt on someone's life = 对某人的刺杀行为
新闻高频表达:
- barely an hour after...
👉 不到一小时之后 - attempt on his life
👉 刺杀未遂 - look freshly pressed
👉 看起来刚熨过 - go after sb
👉 针对 / 对付 - highest-powered journalists
👉 最有影响力的记者
⭐go after sb/sth
👉 基本含义有3个(按常见程度):
① 针对 / 对付 / 攻击(最常见🔥)
👉 尤其在新闻、政治、冲突语境里
例句:
- They are going after him.
👉 他们在针对他 - When you're powerful, people go after you.
👉 当你强大时,人们就会针对你
② 追逐 / 追捕
👉 比较字面意思
例句:
- The police went after the suspect.
👉 警方追捕嫌疑人 - The dog went after the cat.
👉 狗去追猫
③ 争取 / 追求(目标)
👉 偏积极语境
例句:
- She decided to go after her dream.
👉 她决定去追求梦想 - He is going after a promotion.
👉 他在争取升职