Authorities intercepted a shipment of illegal weapons before it reached the border.
Inter-cept：中间(Inter) 砍(cept)一刀，把东西拦下来。
Health officials warned against drinking unregulated herbal concoctions sold online.
Con-coction：一起(con) 烤(coction)，像炼金术士调制的魔药。
Fire investigators found traces of gasoline, an accelerant, at the scene of the arson.
Ac-cel-er-ant：去(ac) 车(CEL) 拉(er)，让车跑得更快的东西。
Local officials expressed solidarity with the Jewish community after vandalism was discovered at the synagogue.
Syn-a-gogue：Syn（连接）+agogue（引导）→ 把信徒引导到一起祈祷的地方。
An insider revealed that the merger was finalized weeks before the public announcement.
In-sider：In（在里面）+ sider（看/观察）→ 在里面看着的人，知道别人不知道的秘密。
The senator used the crumbling bridge as a metaphor for the nation's deteriorating infrastructure.
Met-a-phor：美(美)丽的(phor=for)比喻是为了(for)打动人心。
The submerged coral reefs are showing signs of bleaching due to rising ocean temperatures.
Sub(下面)+merged(合并)：沉到下面去合并了，被淹没了。
The diplomat's visit helped neutralise tensions between the two neighboring countries.
Neutral(中立的)+ised(使...)：让冲突双方回到中立状态，化解了矛盾。
The government decided to ration water during the severe drought affecting the southern states.
Rat(老鼠)+ion(名词后缀)：老鼠偷吃要限量，必须配给。
Interpol launched a joint operation to dismantle an international drug trafficking ring.
Traf-fick-ing：Traf（像traffic交通，但这里是黑市交通）+ fick（像pick挑选）+ ing。在非法交易中挑选货物或人进行买卖，就是贩运。