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BBC在线收听下载:里约热内卢市长伦敦奥运取经
短语讲解:
1. Jamaica finished second, Karron Stewart unable to close to gap as the women in red stormed to victory.
close to 接近于
例句:She was close to tears.
她快要哭出来了。
2. Mr. Jonathan said London would be doing all it could to pass on to Rio the wealth of experience and knowledge built over the past seven years.
pass on 继续下去
例句:Now, let's pass on to the next question.
现在我们来讨论下一个问题。
3. He fled into the surrounding countryside before being picked up by two police officers and taken to hospital.
pick up 拾起
例句:The boy picked up the hat for the old man.
男孩替老人拾起了帽子。
4. The motive for the brutal attack is still unclear, nor is it known which armed gang carried it out.
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。
5. Organizers set up large television screens so that the people arround the square could see the event.
set up 建立,创立
例句:A new government was set up after the war.
新政府于战后成立。