BBC在线收听下载:美国最高法院庭审《婚姻保护法》

1. They were closed to prevent a flood of withdrawals while Cyprus negotiated a bailout with its eurozone creditors. Mark Lowen reports from Nicosia.

close to 离…近
例句：The ship kept close to the coast.
那条船靠近海岸航行。

2. On the second day of hearings into the rights of same-sex couples, one judge warned that the defence of Marriage Act risked intruding upon the role of states in dealing with such matters.

deal with 惠顾； 与…交易
例句：Can you deal with the money part?
你能处理钱的部分吗？

3. Mico Stanisic, a former interior minister in the break-away Bosnian Serb Republic, and Stojan Zupljanin, a senior security official, were both sentenced to 22 years in prison.

be sentenced to 被判处
例句：If convicted, he could be sentenced to death.
一旦罪名成立，他可能获判死刑。

4. This research project by the University of Cambridge and Institute of Cancer Research looked at the DNA, the genetic code of more than 100,000 people with cancer.

more than 不只是
例句：She was no more than 16.
她是不超过16个。

5. The scientists were able to identify variations which appeared repeatedly among the cancer patients.

be able to 能够
例句：We'll be able to smooth away these difficulties.
我们能够克服这些困难。

6. The left-wing rebels branded as naive and cynical government suggestions that the Farc should end its armed activity in exchange for government positions, seats in Congress and prison sentences.

in exchange for 交换
例句：I gave tom my watch in exchange for his fountain pen.
我把我的表给汤姆来交换他的钢笔。

7. The group has been holding peace talks with the government since November to end a conflict which has lasted nearly five decades.

talk with 与…交谈
例句：I must have a talk with her.
我得和她谈一谈。

8. According to military officials, 31 of the camp’s inmates are currently on hunger strike.

according to 依据
例句：We must work and rest according to schedules.
我们作息应依据时间表。