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BBC在线收听下载:英女王六十周年“钻石庆典”

2012-06-03来源:BBC

短语讲解:

1. Political groups have called for a massive turnout to denouncewhat they see as undue leniency.

called for 需要
例句:This is a problem that calls for immediate solution.
这是个迫切需要解决的问题。

2. It is above all a really confusing ruling: why convict the former president for ordering the killing of protesters, then acquit those further down the chain of command who logically would have had to carry out the orders.

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。

3. The conflict in Syria has led to fighting between rivalfactions in neighbouring Lebanon.

lead to 导致
例句: Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
抽烟可能导致肺癌。

4. Ten people are reported to have been killed and more than 20 wounded in the city of Tripoli. Jim Muir reports from Beirut.

more than 多于
例句:There is more than a whiff of propaganda. 
所含之宣传实在不止一点点。

5. It's the most intensive flare-up since tensions over Syria broke into violence in Tripoli last month when 10 people were killed over nearly a week.

break into 破门而入
例句:We had to break into the house as we had lost the key. 
我们把钥匙丢了,只好破(或撬)门而入。

6. Speaking in Norway, Mrs Clinton called on fellow Arctic nations to work together to ensure environmentally responsible development.

call on 号召;请求
例句:You'd better call on your friends to help you.
你最好请朋友来帮你。