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BBC news 2011-12-12 加文本
短语讲解:
1. Mr Medvedev made his statement on the social network Facebook, and 4,000 people used the president's page to respond with what in a random sample were mostly hostile comments.
respond with以…表示回答
例句:They responded my joke with laughter.
他们对我的笑话报以大笑。
2. On Saturday, Russia saw its biggest protests yet against the governing party of Vladimir Putin.
protest against抗议
例句:All local farmers protested against building the new airport on their farm land.
当地农民抗议在他们的农田上建新飞机场。
3. He said that he'd given instructions for checks to be made on whether polling stations had complied with election laws.
comply with服从, 遵从
例句:The factory was closed for failing to comply with government safety regulations.
工厂由于未能遵守政府的安全条例而被关闭了。
4. Mr Sarkozy himself hasn't formally declared that he's standing but is widely expected to do so.
be expected to期望,预计
例句:Customer is expected to pay for breakage.
顾客应对所毁坏物品进行赔偿。
5. Mr de Villepin was linked to a smear campaign against Mr Sarkozy but was cleared of all charges last year.
link to与…连接; 联系
例句:Fingerprints linked the suspect to the crime.
指纹使嫌疑犯与犯罪联系起来。
6. There's been a low turnout in Ivory Coast in the first parliamentary election since a presidential poll a year ago that led to months of violence.
lead to导致, 引起
例句:An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。
7. Kenya has suffered numerous attacks since sending troops into Somalia in pursuit of militants from the Islamist group al-Shabab two months ago.
send into送入; 使处于(某种状态),使变得
例句:The traffic accident send him into a state of shock.
那次交通事故使他处于休克状态。
in pursuit of追求,寻求
例句:He exercises everyday in pursuit of health.
他为了健康而每天锻炼。
8. Sources inside Syria say dozens of new army defectors clashed with government forces in the southern province of Deraa. Jonathan Head reports from Istanbul.
dozens of很多
例句:There are rumors in the air that dozens of people died in the fire.
有谣传许多人在那场大火中死亡。
clash with与(某人或某事)抵触, 冲突
Their interest clashed with ours.
他们的利益与我们的利益冲突。
9. The opposition had also called for a general strike today - a strike for dignity, they called it, which appears to have been widely observed.
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。