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BBC news 2012-04-18 加文本
短语讲解:
1. The Deputy Economy Minister Axel Kicillof, who's been put incharge of the company, accused its Spanish owner Repsol of hidingits true value.
in charge of 负责,总管
例句:An experienced mechanic is in charge of the job.
一位有经验的机械师负责这工作。
2. It's very clear that the decision is political, and theintention was to make it look as if the committee is neutral thatit banned Omar Suleiman, same way it banned Khairat Shater andHazem Ismail.
as if 犹如;好像
例句:She treats him as if he were a stranger.
她待他如陌生人。
3. The total amount James Ibori stole is, according to theprosecution, "unquantifiable".
according to 根据;按照
例句:They divided themselves into three groups according to age.
他们按年龄分成三组。
4. In sentencing Ibori, the trial judge described him as a man ofcorruption lining his own pockets with his single-minded devotion.
describe as 描述为
例句:They described the man as a scoundrel.
他们把这个人说成是一个恶棍。
5. The attack is said to have taken place at Gumah in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland.
take place 发生;举行
例句:When will the basketball game take place?
篮球赛何时举行?
6. The European Union last month expanded its mission againstSomali pirates by allowing military forces to attack land as wellas sea targets.
as well as 和...一样;和;也
例句:This winter , see if you can hear how the season transforms sound as well as the scenery .
这个冬天看看你能不能聆听到季节象改变景色一样改变了声音。
7. You know, some measures were taken - actually importantmeasures were taken - as a result of the last one, but they arenot quite enough.
as a result of 由于
例句:He was late as a result of the snow.
由于大雪他迟到了。
8. The US treasury says American non-governmental groups will nowbe allowed to carry out humanitarian work in Burma.
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。