长难句解析

Forecasters1 say2 it could cause heavy rain and flooding, leading to significant and rare impacts of parts of California and Nevada3.

解：主语1+谓语2+宾语从句3

析：该句的主语为“Forecasters”，谓语为“say”，其后接宾语从句“it could cause heavy rain and flooding, leading to significant and rare impacts of parts of California and Nevada”，其中，现在分词短语“leading to significant and rare impacts of parts of California and Nevada”在宾语从句中作结果状语。

重点词汇词组

1. brace for... 为......做好准备

例：Motorists should brace for possible traffic delays because of the marathon.

开车的人要为马拉松可能引起的交通拥堵做好准备。

常见搭配：

brace oneself against sth. 使某人顶住/抵住......

例：They braced themselves against the wind.

他们顶着大风站稳。

2. heavy rain 大雨, 暴雨

例：We got caught in heavy rain on our way home.

我们在回家的路上遇到了大雨。

相关俚语：

come rain or shine 风雨无阻；无论如何

例：Come rain or shine, I'll see you on Thursday.

无论如何我都要在星期四见到你。

3. a state of emergency 紧急状态

例：The governor declared a state of emergency due to the severe weather conditions.

由于恶劣的天气条件，州长宣布进入紧急状态。

常见搭配：

emergency room 急诊室，急救室

例：She had to be rushed to the emergency room.

她不得不被紧急送往急救室。

4. threaten to... (坏事)可能发生

例：The fighting is threatening to turn into full-scale war.

这次冲突可能要演变成全面战争。

常见搭配：

threaten sb. with sth. 用某物威胁某人

例：The attacker threatened them with a gun.

袭击者用枪威胁他们。

5. be found guilty 被判定有罪

例：They were found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to animals.

他们因虐待动物而被判有罪。

常见搭配：

the guilty party 有过错的一方；犯罪的一方

例：It has to be proved that they are the guilty party.

尚需证明他们是有过错的一方。

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