有几位官员被卷入这件事情中。

3)固定搭配：involve sth./doing sth.影响;牵涉到;包括　如：

Don't talk about things that involve people's personal affairs.

不要谈论与人们个人隐私相关的事情。

【巧记提示】 bow（弯腰）→blow（吹气）,弯腰呼出气体。

【经典例句】 They all bowed to the queen as she passed.

当王后经过时,他们都向她鞠躬。

He bowed his head in shame.

他惭愧地低下头来。

【考点聚焦】 1）bow作名词，意思是"(射箭用的)弓"。

2)固定搭配：

①bow to/ sb.(向某人)鞠躬;点头

②bow to sth.顺从某事物;接受某事物　如：

We're tired of having to bow to his opinion.

我们厌倦必须听从他的意见。

③bow sb.in/out 躬身迎入/送出某人　如：

They bowed the guest out.

他们躬身送出客人。

【活学活用】 5.汉译英

她鞠躬致谢。

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答案：She bowed her thanks.

【巧记提示】 youth（年轻人）→south （南方的），南方的年轻人。

【经典例句】 As a youth,he showed little promise.

他这个小伙子,看不出什么出息。

I spent my youth in the country.

我在乡间度过了青少年时代。

【考点聚焦】 1）同根词：youthful adj.青春的;有朝气的

2)youth作"青年时期；青春；活力"讲时，是不可数名词。如：

He often went there in his youth.

他小时候常到那里去。

He is a boy full of youth.

他是一个充满青春活力的孩子。

3)youth作"青年男子；小伙子"讲时，是可数名词，其复数形式为youths。

The fight was started by some youths who had been drinking.

这场架是一帮酗酒了的小青年惹起的。

4)the youth青年人（总称)，其谓语动词可以是单数形式也可以是复数形式。

The youth of the country has/have greater opportunities than ever before.

现在的青年人比任何时候都有更多的机会。

【活学活用】 6.英译汉