英語(yǔ)六級(jí)攻克閱讀關(guān)鍵句252. This law was declared unconstitutional by

252. This law was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court on the grounds that general taxes were being collected to pay one special group of people.

譯文　最高法院宣布這項(xiàng)法律違反了憲法，因?yàn)槠胀ǘ愂斩急皇占饋?lái)，付給了某一特定的人群。

點(diǎn)睛　本句的主干是This law was declared unconstitutional...。on the grounds引導(dǎo)原因狀語(yǔ)從句。

unconstitutional為constitutional的反義詞，意為“違反憲法的；非立憲的”。the Supreme Court指“最高法院”。on the grounds that意為“因?yàn)?；以……為理由”?

考點(diǎn)歸納　與ground相關(guān)的短語(yǔ)及用法如下：

from the ground up意為“從頭開始”。如：

Don't give up. You can do it from the ground up. 別放棄，你可以從頭開始做起。

break ground意為“開辟道路；改革”。如：

The new country will break ground on all aspects. 這個(gè)新國(guó)家將從各方面進(jìn)行改革。

lose ground意為“撤退；被某人/某事物逐漸趕上”。如：

The leader was losing ground as other runners accelerated. 領(lǐng)先者在別的賽跑者加速時(shí)，逐漸失去優(yōu)勢(shì)。

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