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BBC在线收听下载:德国议会通过希腊救助方案
1. The crew of the ship Costa Allegra issued a distress signal when a fire knocked out the ship's generators.
knock out使不能使用; 毁坏
例句:The telephone communications were knocked out by the storm.
风暴使电话通讯中断了。
2. The 28,000-tonne liner, the Costa Allegra, belongs to the same Italian cruise line as the Costa Concordia, which went aground off the coast of Italy last month with a loss of more than 30 lives.
belong to属于
例句:Does this house belong to Mr. Winter?
这幢房子是温特先生的吗?
3. The Syrian government says around 90% of those who voted in the referendum on Sunday approved the constitutional changes put forward by President Bashar al-Assad.
put forward提出
例句:He put forward a plan for the committee to consider.
他提出一项计划交由全体委员审议。
4. Under the new constitution, the next step should be general elections within 90 days with a number of newly licensed parties for the first time competing with the ruling Baath party.
compete with与…抗争
例句:It is difficult for a small grocery store to compete with a supermarket.
小商店很难与超市抗争。
5. Some informants had received thousands of dollars in return for information.
in return for作为…的报答; 酬谢
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。
6. The abusive press has been defeated, the same press which in the face of the decisive defeat of the right has become politically belligerent, a press which lashes out in an illegitimate, dishonest and arrogant manner against the democratic achievements of our people.
in the face of面对
例句:We should compose ourselves in the face of fear.
我们在危险时要保持镇静。
lash out大手笔地花钱, 大量给予(某物)
例句:He lashed out half his fortune on his daughter's wedding.
他大手笔地拿出一半财产给女儿办婚事。
7. State media blamed local officials for inventing slogans such as "If you don't get sterilised, your house will be demolished."
blame for因…怪罪, 责怪(某人)
例句:He blamed his brother for breaking the window.
他责备他兄弟打破了窗玻璃。