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BBC在线收听下载:海啸中被冲走渔船现身加拿大
1. Several liberal and secular parties in Egypt have pulled out of a process to elect a panel to draft a new constitution
pull out从…退出
例句:The World Bank should pull out of the project.
世界银行应该退出这个项目。
2. Tuareg rebels have taken advantage of the uncertainty to seize positions in the north.
take advantage of利用
例句:He took advantage of the good weather to go for a walk.
他趁着天气好,出去散散步。
3. We can talk about and work out through the peace process.
work out解决; 确定
例句:Can you work out on the map where we are now?
你能在地图上找到我们现在所在的位置吗?
4. Roads leading to the conference venue have been blocked.
lead to通到
例句:This road leads to the hotel.
这条路通到旅馆。
5. The clashes took place in the southeastern province of Bitlis, which is a centre of the banned PKK militants.
take place发生;举行
例句:When will the basketball game take place?
篮球赛何时举行?
6. It occurred in Bitlis, a province known for strong PKK support, during a large-scale military operation against the organisation in the mountains bordering Iraq.
know for因…而出名
例句:This town is known for its handiwork.
这个城市以其手工制品闻名。
7. Abdelkader Merah is being questioned by anti-terrorist police in Paris, but they say he's claimed not to have known in advance that Mohammed Merah would carry out the killings.
in advance预先
例句:I ought to have told you in advance.
我应该事先告诉你。
carry out实现
例句:She had finally carried out her promise to quit smoking.
她最终实现了戒烟的诺言。
8. Her world has tumbled down.
tumble down倒塌
例句:It only needed a push and the whole building would come tumbling down.
只要稍稍一推,那整幢房子就会倒塌下来。
9. The vice-mayor Hong Feng said the best the city could hope for was to have air pollution under control within the next 20 years.
hope for希望(某事发生),希望有
例句:Can we hope for a continuance of this fine weather?
我们能够指望这样的好天气再持续一段时间吗?
10. A Japanese fishing boat swept away by last year's earthquake and tsunami has been spotted adrift off the west coast of Canada.
sweep away除掉;毁掉
例句:The town was swept away in the earthquake.
城镇在那次地震中被毁灭了。