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BBC在线收听下载:马岛战争30周年 英阿关系紧张

2012-03-16来源:BBC
短语讲解:
1. The United States says it remains committed to reconciliation in Afghanistan even though the Taliban has said it's suspending peace talks, which have barely begun.

commit to对…作出承诺, 承担义务, 担负责任; 使(自己)致力于…
例句:He has committed himself to the cause of education.
他已决心献身教育事业。

2. The Taliban had been talking to the Americans about possibly setting up a political office in Qatar and exchanging a kidnapped American soldier for five Taliban fighters.

set up建立,建造, 创立, 竖立
例句:Plenty of foreign firms have set up factories here.
很多外国公司已在这里开办工厂。

3. American sources said the Taliban objected to the idea of involving the Afghan government in the negotiations.

object to反对
例句:They objected to me on personal grounds.
他们出于个人的原因反对我。

4. Argentina has said it'll take legal action against companies involved in oil exploration in the British-controlled Falkland Islands, which it claims.

take action采取行动, 行动起来
例句:The police had to take firm action to deal with the riots.
警方不得不采取果断行动来对付骚乱。
involve in使参与〔陷入, 牵扯到〕
例句:The vast masses there have become involved in the health campaign.
那里的广大群众都参加了卫生运动。

5. Tensions have been growing between Argentina and Britain ahead of the 30th anniversary next month of the war between the two countries over the Falklands.

ahead of在…之前
例句:She left one day ahead of him.
她是在他离开的前一天离开的。

6. The move follows a decision by the eurozone countries to go ahead with a second bailout of Greece worth a total of 130bn. Private sector lenders have already accepted a deep cut in what they are owed.

go ahead with继续进行
例句:The government has decided to go ahead with its plan.
政府已决定推行其计划。

7. An organisation that handles most international payments between banks says it'll cut off sanctioned Iranian banks from this Saturday.

cut off切断;中断
例句:I was cut off on my line to London.
我打伦敦长途时,电话线被切断了。

8. Swift had come under intense pressure from the US and European governments to cut off Iranian entities associated with the country's nuclear programme.

come under遭受
例句:They came under heavy enemy gunfire.
他们受到敌人猛烈炮火的袭击。
associate with与…交往, 联系
例句:Foreigners always associate China with the Great Wall.
外国人总是把中国和长城联系在一起。

9. A government spokesman accused Eritrea of using proxy militias to launch attacks on Ethiopia.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句:We accused him of taking bribes.
我们控告他受贿。

10. He blamed the groups for the kidnapping and killing of foreign tourists in Ethiopia in January.

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。