长难句解析

The World Wide Fund for Nature1 has urged2 governments, businesses and the public3 to take urgent action4 to reverse the destruction of biodiversity5.

解：主语1+谓语2+宾语3+补语4+状语5

析：该句的主语为“The World Wide Fund for Nature”，谓语为“ has urged”，宾语为“governments, businesses and the public”，不定式短语“to take urgent action”为宾语补足语，不定式短语“to reverse the destruction of biodiversity” 为目的状语。

重点词汇词组

1. promise to do sth. 答应做某事；保证做某事

例：He promised faithfully to call me every week.

他信誓旦旦地保证每周都给我打电话。

相关俚语：

promise sb. the earth/moon 向某人作无法兑现的承诺

例：Like most governments in their first term of office, they promised the earth.

像大多数处于第一个任期内的政府一样，他们也作了无法兑现的承诺。

2. urge sb. to do sth. 敦促某人做某事

例：They urged Congress to approve plans for their reform programme.

他们敦促国会批准他们有关改革项目的计划。

常见搭配：

urge sb. on 为某人加油

例：She could hear him urging her on as she ran past.

她跑过他面前时，听到他在为她加油。

3. take action 采取行动

例：We need more time to see how things develop before we take action.

我们采取行动以前需要有更多时间观察情况的发展。

相关俚语：

out of action 出故障；失灵；停止运转

例：I'm afraid the TV's out of action.

恐怕电视机坏了。

4. order sb. to do sth. 命令某人做某事

例：Williams ordered him to leave.

威廉斯命令他离开。

常见搭配：

leave/put sth. in order 使......有条理; 把......整理得井井有条

例：I try to leave my desk in order when I go home.

我回家前整理了我的办公桌。

5. stage 组织；举行

例：Birmingham has bid to stage the next national athletics championships.

伯明翰申办下届全国田径锦标赛。

相关俚语：

take centre stage 成为关注的焦点

例：She always likes to take centre stage in whatever she does.

她无论做什么，都喜欢成为关注的焦点。

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