BBC在线收听下载:美国各地总统大选投票已开始

1. We feel confident, we've got the votes to win, but it's going to depend ultimately on whether those votes turn out.

turn out 证明是
例句：It will turn out right in the end.
最终将证明是正确的。

2. And so I would encourage everybody on all sides just to make sure that you exercise this precious right that we have and that people fought so hard for us to have.

make sure 确定
例句：Make sure she is ready.
确定她准备好了。

3. Special measures have been put in place to facilitate voting in large parts of the eastern United States still affected by last week's massive storm, while the majority of polling stations in New York are said to be working normally, some have had to rigged up in tents.

rig up 装配
例句：I'll rig up an aerial for the radio.
我将给收音机临时搭建一个天线。

4. But now it seems to be talking about peace.

talk about 谈论
例句：The english often talk about the weather.
英国人经常谈论天气。

5. This apparent turnaround may be because of the very real threat of military intervention by international forces.

because of 因为
例句：She left because of hatred.
她离开了因为怨恨。

6. Several people have been killed in a bomb attack in the Syrian capital Damascus. The official Syrian news agency Sana said the blast took place in a northwestern suburb.

take place  发生
例句：Filming is to take place mostly in china.
电影大部分情节发生在中国。

7. The London based Syrian observatory for human rights said three bombs exploded killing at least ten people.

at least 至少
例句：At least two yeas of experience.
至少有两年的经验。

8. If successful he would continue to appoint ministers and under his party's plans make decisions without being hamstrung by parliamentary bureaucracy.

continue to 继续
例句：And we will continue to do so.
我们会继续做下去。