跟着外刊学词汇（2）

　　例句选自Economist、The New York Times等主流外刊，词汇解释及例句源于牛津词典和柯林斯词典。

　　CATTI考试中翻译选材常源于Economist、The New York Times等主流外刊，因此，平日学习中，外刊积累必不可少。

　　例：Donald Trump accused Biden of being so enslaved to the left that he was pushing the left-wing policies, such as Medicare for All and the Green New Deal, that belonged to the Democratic rivals he trounced in his party’ s primaries.

　　语法剖析：

　　Donald Trump accused Biden of being so enslaved to the left（主干）that（that为结果状语从句）he was pushing the left-wing policies, such as Medicare for All and the Green New Deal, that（that引导定语从句，先行词为the left-wing policies）belonged to the Democratic rivals//he trounced in his party’s primaries.（定语从句，rivals和he之间省略了作trounce宾语的关系代词that/who）

　　词汇详解：

　　1. accuse 

　　[动词 + 名词短语] ~ sb (of sth) to say that sb has done sth wrong or is guilty of sth 控告；控诉；谴责

　　例1：She accused him of lying.

　　她指责他说谎。

　　例2：The government was accused of incompetence.

　　政府被指责无能。

　　同义词辨析：

　　accuse, charge 这两个动词均有"指控，谴责"之意。

　　accuse 普通用词，正式或非正式场合，私人或法律上均可用。被指控的情节可轻可重。常与of连用。

　　charge 常与accuse换用，但charge多指较严重的错误或罪行，而且往往向法庭提出正式起诉。

　　2. enslave  

　　[动词 + 名词短语][常用被动态]

　　①to make sb a slave 使成为奴隶；奴役

　　例：They've been enslaved and had to do what they were told...

　　他们已经沦为奴隶，不得不听从命令做事。

　　②~ sb/sth (to sth) (formal) to make sb/sth completely depend on sth so that they cannot manage without it 使受控制；征服；制伏

　　例：It would be a tragedy if both sexes were enslaved to the god of work.

　　如果男人和女人都被工作所束缚，那将会是一场悲剧。

　　3. trounce 

　　[动词 + 名词短语](formal) to defeat sb completely 彻底打败；击溃

　　例：Brazil trounced Italy 5–1 in the final.

　　在决赛中巴西队以5:1狂胜意大利队。

　　短语积累：

　　1. push sth aside：to avoid thinking about sth 不考虑；不去想

　　例：He pushed aside the feelings of fear.

　　他排除了恐惧。

　　2. push for sth | push sb for sth：to repeatedly ask for sth or try to make sth happen because you think it is very important （向某人）反复要求，施压争取…

　　例：The pressure group is pushing for a ban on GM foods.

　　压力集团正强烈要求取缔转基因食品。

　　3. push your luck | push it/things: (informal) to take a risk because you have successfully avoided problems in the past （由于过去的成功过关）再冒一次险，继续碰运气

　　例：You didn't get caught last time, but don't push your luck!

　　上次没被逮住，但你不要再心存侥幸了！

　　参考译文：

　　特朗普指责拜登对左翼卑躬屈膝，极力推行一系列左翼政策，比如全民医保政策和绿色新政，而这些政策都是由党内初选时拜登痛击的民主党对手所推行。

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