BBC在线收听下载:人类与大猩猩的相关研究

describe as描述为
例句：I should describe the attempt as a failure.
我认为这次尝试失败了。

2. Mukesh Kapila accused Sudan of ethnic cleansing against the Nuba population in Southern Kordofan, where there's been fighting between the Sudanese military and rebels.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：He was accused of murder.
他被指控犯了谋杀罪。

3. Forbes magazine says there are now a record 1,226 billionaires on its annual rich list, compared with 140 when it was launched 25 years ago.

compare with (把…)与…相比
例句：My salary is chicken feed compared with hers.
与她相比, 我的工资少得可怜。

4. The number of billionaires went up 16, but yet some regions go down: China went down a little bit; Russia went down because of weak commodity prices.

go up上升, 上涨, 提高, 增加, 增高
例句：The goods have gone up in price.
这些商品的价格已经上涨。
go down沉下; 落下; 降低
例句：Prices began to go down.
物价开始下降。

5. The man who admits carrying out a massacre in Norway last year has been formally charged with acts of terrorism and premeditated murder.

carry out执行; 贯彻
例句：He carried out the plan in very detail.
他一丝不苟地执行那项计划。
charge with指控…犯有罪
例句：They charged him with negligence of duty.
他们指责他玩忽职守。

6. Anders Behring Breivik, a right-wing extremist, is due to go on trial next month.

due to预定, 预期
例句：The boat is due to arrive at 12.
船预计在12点到。
go on发生，(活动)进行
例句：There is a wedding going on at the church.
教堂正在举行一场婚礼。

7. Initial studies of the gorilla genome have shown that our species separated from gorillas 10 million years ago, much earlier than some scientists thought.

separate from分开
例句：No child should ever be separated from his mother by force.
绝不能强行使任何一个孩子与母亲分开。

8. Another discovery is that something in their genes prevents gorillas from suffering from dementia - a finding that researchers could study further to help them find a cure for senility.

prevent from阻止, 防止
例句：Cotton mittens will prevent the baby from scratching his own face.
棉的连指手套使婴儿不会抓伤自己的脸。
suffer from因(疾病)而痛或不舒服;因...而更糟;受...之苦
例句：She often suffers from headaches.
她常常头痛。

9. Armenia says it will not take part in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which is being hosted by Azerbaijan.

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。

10. The head of Armenia's Eurovision delegation, Gohar Gasparyan, said it didn't make sense to send people to a country where they'd be met as enemies.

make sense是明智的, 是合情合理的
例句：It would make sense to leave early.
还是早点走好。