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BBC在线收听下载:应对肥胖 纽约禁售大瓶装软性饮料
短语讲解:
1. The United States Federal Reserve says it is to resume pumping billions of dollars into the American economy to try to stimulate growth and bring down unemployment.
bring down 打倒,挫伤;降低
例句:First bring down his temperature.
先给他退热再说。
2. It says it will carry on buying bonds in this way until unemployment is substantially lowered so long as price rise is contained.
carry on 继续
例句:When the chips were down he found the courage to carry on.
他在关键时刻勇于坚持到底.
3. The resolution put forward by six leading world powers including Russia, China and United States expresses serious concern about Iran's uranium enrichment activities.
concern about 担心
例句:She showed great concern about you.
她很为你担心。
4. It accuses him of sailing too fast and too close to the land.
close to 接近
例句:All feel close to the top because they are close to the top.
由于他们能靠近上级,所以都感到和上级接近。
5. More than 30 people were killed when the Costa Concordia sank in January.
more than 多于
例句:Margaret needed support more than ever.
玛格丽特比以往更需要关心。
6. The city's Health Department said it believes 5800 New Yorkers died each year due to obesity.
due to 由于
例句:It is due to numerical inaccuracy in the transient-temperature determination.
这是由于确定瞬时温度的数值不准确。