BBC在线收听下载:美国东海岸备战飓风桑迪

短语讲解：

1. The Burmese authorities have acknowledged that more than 80 people have been killed in the whole villages and parts of towns burnt down in ethnic violence between Buddhists and Muslims in the western state of Rakhine.

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

2.  So in that sense, probably, you know the government is taking action quicker than the last time.

take action 行动
例句：We must take action at once. 
我们一定要立即采取行动。

3. A bomb attached to a minibus carrying Iranian pilgrims to a shrine in Baghdad exploded killing at least five people.

at least 至少
例句：At least, I sincerely hope so. 
至少我是真诚地这样希望的。 

4. As Zoe Convey reports from Washington, the hurricane is expected to develop into a superstorm as it joints with two other powerful weather systems.

be expected to 期许
例句：The commune is expected to bring in more rice this year. 
今年公社可望收获更多稻谷。

5. It will hit cold air heading south from Canada and a wintry storm coming from the American west, that will give Sandy more energy.

come from 来自
例句：Ambient noise may come from any direction. 
外界噪声可以来自任意方向。 

6. But that doesn't mean the superstorm will be in a hurry.

in a hurry 匆忙
例句：The police were in a hurry to hunt a fugitive from justice. 
警察正急于搜捕逃犯。

7. The driver who said he was paid $500 to deliver the cubs to the border with Laos faces charges of illegal possession and trafficking of an endangered species.

pay to 支付
例句：Do they pay to you five schillings?
他们付给你五先令了吗？