长难句解析

Members of the ASLEF union1 are walking out2 for 24 hours3 on the majority of lines in England4, leaving around 40 percent of services running only5.

解：主语1+谓语2+宾语从句3

析：该句的主语为“Members of the ASLEF union”，谓语为“are walking out”，“for 24 hours”为时间状语，“on the majority of lines in England”为地点状语，现在分词短语“leaving around 40 percent of services running only”作结果状语。

重点词汇词组

1. in connection with 与......有关

例：A man has been arrested in connection with the robbery.

一名男子因与这桩抢劫案有关已被逮捕。

常见搭配：

bad connection 通话差

例：Sorry, could you repeat that? This is a very bad connection.

对不起，请重复一遍，好吗？通话效果太差了。

2. ahead of 在......之前

例：The agenda is circulated to householders one month ahead of the meeting.

议程会在会议召开前一个月分发给住户。

相关俚语：

be ahead of the pack 成功领先；出类拔萃

例：At this stage in the campaign, the Democratic candidate is way ahead of the pack.

在本次竞选活动的现阶段，民主党候选人遥遥领先。

3. on suspicion of 因涉嫌......

例：He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

他因涉嫌酒后驾车而被捕。

常见搭配：

cast suspicion on sth. 使对…...产生怀疑

例：New evidence has cast suspicion on the guilty verdict.

新的证据让人们对判罚有罪的裁决产生了怀疑。

4. public nuisance 公害；妨害公众

例：He was charged with committing public nuisance.

他被控妨害公众利益。

常见搭配：

make a nuisance of oneself 造成麻烦；惹人讨厌

例：I hope you're not making a nuisance of yourself .

我希望你没有讨人嫌。

5. in custody 在拘留中

例：You will be remanded in custody until your trial.

你会一直被看押到受审的那一天。

常见搭配：

get custody 得到监护权

例：The mother got custody of the child.

母亲得到了孩子的监护权。

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