Those trying to address issues of racial inequality need to constantly remind people of the inequalities that still exist to counteract the Obama effect, she says.
她说,那些致力于解决种族不平等问题的人需要不断地提醒人们,不平等现象仍然存在,以此抵消“奥巴马效应”。
六级词汇讲解:
本句的主干是Those…need to.remind people…. 动名词短语trying to address issues of racial inequality是主语those的后置定语。介词短语of the inequalities…是people的宾语补足语,其中that引导的是inequaliti的定语从句,to counteract the Obama effect是remind的目的状语。句末的she says为插人语。address在句中意为“致力于”。如:
He addresses himself only to his work and nothing else.
他致力于工作,不管其他的事。
remind sb.of…的意思是“使某人回想起或意识到”。如:
This song remminds me of my childhood.
我一听到这首歌就会想起我的童年。
counteract的意思是“对抗;抵消”,此外还有“削弱;阻碍”的意思。如:
We should counteract media influence on teenagers.
我们应该削弱媒体对青少年的影响。
六级考点归纳:
address作动词时,还有以下几个常用的意思:
1. “对……讲演或发表演说”。如:
I'm kind of nervous to address the audience tomorrow.
明天要向听众发表演讲,这让我有点紧张。
2. “称呼”。如:
You can address me as Officer Lee.
你可以叫我李警官。
3. “提出(警告、抗议等)”。如:
The administration addressed a warning to those protectors.
当局向那些抗议者提出了警告。
4. “请求(跟某人)谈话;献殷勤”。如:
You can address your remarks to the chair during the meeting.
开会时你可以向主席表示要求发言。