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1. President Obama's top counter-terrorism adviser John Brennanhas given the most detailed explanation so far of America's use ofdrone attacks to kill suspected terrorists.
so far 到目前为止
例句:It is merely a hypothesis; so far.
到目前为止,这仅仅是一种假设。
2. This is not the first time the Obama administration hasconfirmed the use of drone strikes, but John Brennan has gonefurther than anyone so far in laying out the rationale for apolicy that remains controversial.
lay out 布置,安排
例句:He showed us how to lay out a printed page.
他告诉我们怎样设计版面。
3. For the first time since America's war on the organisationbegan, Mr Brennan said it was possible to envision a world inwhich the core of al-Qaeda was no longer relevant.
no longer 不再
例句:He has that prominence no longer.
他不再拥有那种卓越的地位。
4. A police spokesman said at least 100 bodies had been recovered.
at least 至少
例句:At least, I sincerely hope so.
至少我是真诚地这样希望的。
5. More than 100 people are still missing. From Delhi, SanjoyMajumder reports.
more than 多于
例句:It never takes more than an hour.
所用的时间从不超过一小时.
6. Fighting has broken out between rival groups of soldiers in thecapital of Mali a month after the president was toppled in a coup.
break out 爆发;突然发生
例句:Armed conflict is likely to break out between the two countries.
这两国间有可能发生武装冲突。
7. The Islamist militant group Boko Haram has been blamed for awave of killings across Nigeria.
blame for 为(某事)而责怪(某人、某事)
例句:The secretary was free from all blame for the errors.
这些失误完全不能怪秘书。
8. With a bandaged hand, he got off a military plane and embracedhis mother, sister and grandmother.
get off 动身;免于受罚
例句:They got off immediately after lunch.
他们吃过午饭马上就动身了