BBC在线收听下载:西班牙政府展示多年前沉船珍宝

短语讲解：

1. So it has announced its granting permission for 3,000 new homes in the west bank in eastern  Jerusalem and speeding up the processing of a further 1,000 existing planning applications.

speed up 加速
例句：We must speed up the pace of our economic reform.
我们必须加速经济改革的步伐

2. a real tussle going on here and it's really a question of who you believe more, whether you believe the suspicions of the opposition, or whether you do believe President Mursi is going to give up those powers.

give up 放弃
例句：Should I give up this dream?
我应该放弃这梦想吗？

3. So a real shushing match over Egypt's future taking place on the streets of Cairo and other cities across the country.

take place 发生
例句：Where were you? Where did it take place?
你当时在哪儿?在哪儿发生的?

4. The authorities in northern Pakistan say at least 18 people are missing including eight soldiers after they were hit by an avalanche.

at least 至少
例句：Can we at least try?
我们至少试试看吧？

5. The governor of Nigeria central bank has defended his call for the number of civil servants to be halved.

call for 需要
例句：Somebody call for some oils?
有人需要些油吗？

6. The government has now issued a decree forcing the company to invest in the technology needed to clean the plant up.

clean up 清除
例句：We should clean up the dirty parts of the sea.
我们应该清除海里的污染部分。