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BBC news 2011-07-10 加文本
短语讲解:
1. The euphoria built as people here waved goodbye to the north of Sudan and the flag of South Sudan was raised.
wave goodbye to向...挥手告别
例句:I wave goodbye to yesterdays.
我和昨日悄悄地说再见。
2. Tens of thousands watched, full of pride, the end of a long journey through decades of war.
full of充满
例句:Mary's heart was full of distress.
玛丽的心里充满痛苦。
3. Wearing his trademark black cowboy hat, the President of the South, Salva Kiir, was sworn in and pledged better times ahead.
swear in使宣誓就职
例句:The new Governor is being sworn in next week.
下星期新总督要宣誓就职。
4. The conflict with the north means this new nation starts out as one of the very poorest on the planet.
start out启程, 出发
例句:He started out on his journey very early in the morning.
他一清早就踏上了旅途。
5. Speaking in Juba, the northern President Omar al-Bashir congratulated southerners on their new state, and he called on the United States to lift sanctions against his country. James Copnall reports.
call on叫, 号召
例句:The government called on the workers to oppose waste.
政府号召工人反对浪费。
6. Now President Bashir said it was time for America to keep its word and remove its sanctions from Sudan.
remove from从…中移开〔拿走, 除掉〕
例句:He ordered them to remove the weapons from the great hall.
他命令他们把那些武器从大厅中搬走。
7. In a BBC interview, Mr Guterres said he believed the UN was involved in discussions in Somalia to overcome security obstacles so that humanitarian assistance could be delivered.
be involved in涉及, 卷入,陷入
例句:He is involved in the scandal.
他卷进了那个丑闻。
so that以便
例句:I will give you all the facts so that you can judge for yourself.
我会给你所有的事实以便你可以自己判断。
8. Amnesty International has called for the former President of Chad, Hissene Habre, not to be returned to Chad by the Senegalese authorities since he's been sentenced to death in his absence.
call for要求
例句:The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。
9. Mr Habre has been accused of killing and torturing thousands of civilians during his years in power which ended when he was overthrown.
accuse of指责, 控告
例句:He was accused of murder.
他被指控犯了谋杀罪。
10. We were attacked from both corners, but what was horrifying is that the police shot directly at the protesters, and some of them clearly aimed at me personally.
aim at (以…)瞄准; 针对, 以…为目标
例句:He drew his pistol and aimed at the enemy soldier.
他拔出枪对准敌兵。