长难句解析

The grandmother of the French teenager1 whose killing by police sparked five nights of riot in France2 has appealed3 for calm4.

解：主语1+定语从句2+谓语3+宾语4

析：该句的主干为主谓宾结构，主语为“The grandmother of the French teenager”，谓语为“has appealed”，宾语为“for calm”，其中“whose killing by police sparked five nights of riot in France”为定语从句，修饰先行词“French teenager”。

重点词汇词组

1. appeal for calm 呼吁保持冷静

例：Nationalist leaders appealed for calm.

民族主义领袖们呼吁保持冷静。

常见搭配：

appeal to sb. 对某人有吸引力

例：On the other hand, the idea appealed to him.

另一方面，这个主意对他有吸引力。

2. set fire 纵火

例：They set fire to vehicles outside that building.

他们放火烧了那幢楼外的车辆。

相关俚语：

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。

3. critical condition 病情危急

例：One of the victims of the fire remains in a critical condition.

大火的一位受害者依然病情危急。

常见搭配：

critical of sb./sth. 批评......

例：Tom's parents were highly critical of the school.

汤姆的父母对学校提出了强烈的批评。

4. date back to 追溯到......

例：The college dates back to medieval times.

这所学院创办于中世纪。

相关俚语：

to date 迄今为止；到目前为止

例：To date, we have received over 200 replies.

到目前为止，我们已收到200多封回信。

5. double （使）加倍；是…...的两倍

例：Double all the quantities in the recipe to make enough for eight people.

把菜谱上的量都增加一倍以够八人用餐。

常见搭配：

double as sth. 兼任；兼作

例：The kitchen doubles as a dining room.

这厨房兼作饭厅。

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