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2011-10-19来源:BBC

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1. Crowds of people in his hometown Mitzpe Hila gathered along the road leading to his house.

lead to通到
例句:This road leads to the hotel.
这条路通到旅馆。

2. Sergeant Shalit has been released in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

in exchange for交换
例句:Tom gave Helen an apple in exchange for a piece of cake.
汤姆用一个苹果与海伦换一块蛋糕。

3. You've got a mass Hamas rally. Well over 100,000 people packed into Katiba Square in the centre of Gaza City, waving the Hamas green Palestinian flags, and on the stage behind them, you do have some of those Palestinian prisoners who are being given really a huge welcoming rally.

pack into塞进; 挤进
例句:The crowds packed into the cinema on a wet day.
一大群人在雨天挤进了电影院。

4. Doctor Fox stepped down after days of controversy over his ties to Mr Werritty, who has no official role but attended defence ministry meetings.

step down退休, 辞职
例句:The manager had to step down on account of poor health.
那位经理由于身体不好, 只能辞职不干。

5. The four victims were found malnourished and suffering from bedsores.

suffer from患(某种病); 受(某种病痛)折磨; 因(疾病)而痛或不舒服
例句:You must have suffered from a cold.
你一定是感冒了。

6. The BBC has learnt that the president of Fifa, Sepp Blatter, is to call for the release of court documents which could reveal that senior officials at football's world governing body were paid bribes in return for granting television and sponsorship rights during the 1990s.

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。
in return for作为…的报答
例句:He gave her some roses in return for her kindness.
他送了她一些玫瑰以答谢她的好意。

7. The documents relate to a criminal investigation into the collapse of Fifa's former marketing partner, International Sport and Leisure.

relate to涉及, 关系到…
例句:He showed me all the correspondence relating to the matter.
他把与这件事有关的全部信件都给我看了。

8. Infants given the vaccine were half as likely to get the disease. More than 15,000 children under 18 months took part in the study, which has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

take part in参加…, 参与…活动
例句:John takes part in many school activities.
约翰参加很多学校里的活动。

9. Bed nets and insecticide will remain vital in the fight against malaria.

fight against与…作斗争〔争吵〕; 反对…
例句:We will have to fight against difficulties.
我们将不得不同困难作斗争。