英語六級(jí)-完形語法關(guān)鍵句331. Soon afterward, the Federal government drastically cut down

331. Soon afterward, the Federal government drastically cut down its expenditures for this purpose and later abolished them, causing a sharp drop in the number of nursery schools in operation.

譯文　很快，聯(lián)邦政府就徹底地切斷了用于此類目的的開銷，后來直接取消了這項(xiàng)開支，這導(dǎo)致了營業(yè)中的托兒所數(shù)量銳減。

點(diǎn)睛　這句話的主干是：...the Federal government...cut down its expenditures and...abolished them...。后面的causing...是一個(gè)結(jié)果狀語。drastically意為“大大地；激烈地”；for this purpose意為“為了……的目的”；a sharp drop意為“急劇下降，暴跌”。

考點(diǎn)歸納　與cut相關(guān)的短語：

cut down(to/on)意為“削減，減少”。如：

My doctor advises me to cut down on sugar. 我的醫(yī)生建議我減少對(duì)糖分的攝取。

cut across意為“抄近路通過；徑直穿過；打斷”；cut corners意為“抄近路；以簡(jiǎn)便方法做事”。如：

The designer refused to cut corners. 那個(gè)設(shè)計(jì)者拒絕偷工減料走捷徑。

cut it out意為“停止；省省吧；閉嘴”；cut the crap意為“廢話少說；別廢話”。如：

Can't you just cut the crap? 你就不能少說廢話嗎？

cut out for意為“適合于；與……相配合”。如：

She is cut out for an artist. 她天生是當(dāng)藝術(shù)家的料。