BBC在线收听下载:飓风桑迪吹袭美国曼哈顿

短语讲解：

1. Up to 15 million people on the east coast of the United States are preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy which is expected to make landfall in the coming hours.

up to 直到
例句：Up to now he's been quiet.
他此刻仍保持沉默。

2. Sandy has continued to pick up strength over the Atlantic Ocean throughout the day.

pick up 捡起
例句：Pick up that rubbish this instant!
马上把垃圾捡起来！

3. Public transport has been shut down in New York.

shut down 停工
例句：I don't wanna shut down the mine.
我不想让矿场停工。

4. And flooding has started somewhat and the water has already become beginning to come up over the seawall in lower Manhattan. And there are some flooding in the streets of Queen as well.

come up 上来
例句：I've only just come up here.
我才刚刚爬上来的。

5. The opposition groups, the Syrian observatory for human rights said the military launched more than 60 air strikes around the country.

more than 不止
例句：Hibernation is more than common sleep.
冬眠不止是一般睡眠。

6. The 28th October parliamentary elections were characterised by the lack of  a level playing field caused primarily by the abuse of administrative resources, lack of transparency of campaign and party financing and lack of balance media coverage.

lack of 缺乏
例句：The hare died for lack of air.
野兔因缺乏空气而死。