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CRI听力:Smoking in Cars May Be Banned in UK

2011-11-25来源:CRI

短语讲解:

1. One of these days, drivers in the UK could be breaking the law if the government heeds advice from the British Medical Association, which suggests that the government ban people from smoking in their own vehicle.

ban from禁止
例句:Bicycles are banned from the new superhighway.
禁止在高速公路骑自行车。

2. "It's my body, it's my decision, that's about it. That's all it comes down to."

come down to归结起来(为…)
例句:Their quarrel comes down to money.
他们的吵架说到底是为钱。

3. What we saw when the cigarette was lit was within a few seconds was the meter readings actually shot up into the hundreds and stayed there for some time after the cigarette was extinguished.

shoot up迅速成长
例句:The plants are just shooting up.
作物迅速生长。

4. And a private member's bill in the UK is calling for a ban.

call for需要
例句:Your plan will call for a lot of money.
你的计划需要许多钱。

5. The police will be expected to pull him over, fine him, if he doesn't pay the fine he could end up in jail for heaven's sake.

pull over靠向路边
例句:The tourists signaled the driver to pull over.
游客们招呼司机把车开到路边。
end up结束; 最终成为〔变得〕
例句:He finally ended up his speech.
最后他结束了自己的讲话。