BBC在线收听下载:香港两船相撞 造成多人失踪

短语讲解：

1.  And he condemned calls for the President Bashar al-Assad to step down as a blatant interference in Syria's domestic affairs.

call for 需要
例句：Different circumstances call for different tactics. 
不同的情势需要不同的策略。 

2. It has lost  17% of its value by the end trading on Monday.

more than 多于
例句：Rob likes apples more than bananas. 
罗勃对苹果比对香蕉还喜欢。

3. A collision between a passenger ferry and another boat off Hong Kong has left at least 8 people dead several more are injured or missing.

at least 至少
例句：In fact it requires at least n generators. 
事实上，它至少要有n个元素。 

4. The accident involving the two vessels occurred on Monday evening when Hong Kong set off colorful fireworks to celebrate the National Day holiday.

set off 动身
例句：It's raining. Even so, we must set off. 
天在下雨,尽管如此我们还是要出发。

5. At the same time, it is richer in nutritious proteins.

at the same time 同时
例句：At the same time a piece of sulphur slipped out of his hand. 
同时有一块硫磺从他手中滑下。

6. The court waited 20 minutes and then gave up while Mr. Nasheed and his colleagues boarded five boats decked with their party flags and set sail for two weeks of political meetings in their heartland in the south.

give up 放弃
例句：The bottom line is that we (should) never give up. 
最重要的是我们决不放弃。