BBC在线收听下载:美国失业率降至4年来最低水平

1. A police convoy has left a British prison for a military airfield to hand over the radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza and four other suspects for extradition to the United States to face terrorism charges.

hand over 交出；交付
例句：The soldiers were ordered to hand over their guns.
上级命令士兵交出枪支。

2. It follows a failed appeal to halt the extradition on health grounds. Donny Sandwich reports

appeal to 向…呼吁；对…有吸引力
例句：Your only remedy is to appeal to law.
你的唯一补救办法就是诉诸法律。

3. Four gold mining companies are also at a halt .

at a halt 停止，停顿
例句：Bus services in the city are practically at a halt.
该城市的公车服务几乎陷于完全停顿的状态。

4. Speaking at the rally a few hours after the figures were released, President Obama said America was on the route to recovery.

a few 一些
例句：I have a few photos.
我有几张照片。

5. This morning we found out that the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since I took office.

find out 查清
例句：Did you find out why he was late?
他迟到的原因你查清了吗？

6. George Enthrew who recently took up the post o f the director general said the BBC’s thoughts and sympathies were with the women affected and he urged staff, past and present, with any information to come forward.

take up 占去
例句：I won't take up much of your time.
我不会占用你太多的时间。

7. You are listening to the latest world news from the BBC.

listen to 听…（讲话）；听从；依；听取
例句：Did you listen to music?
你听音乐了吗

8. Nonetheless, the large noisy crowds was openly critical of the king's promised political reforms and demanded fundamental changes to a system they say is corrupt and loaded in favor of the country's ruling elite .

in favor of 支持
例句：We were all in favor of his suggestion.
我们全体赞成他的建议。

9. A spokesman for the UN Refugee Agency, Adrian Edwards, said the number of people displaced by the clashes in Rakhine state was continuing to rise as more villagers left their homes in search of food, healthcare and other assistance.

in search of 寻找
例句：The scientists are in search of a new element.
科学家们正在寻找一种新元素。