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BBC在线收听下载:西班牙的失业率已经创下了历史新高
短语讲解:
1. But the White House is going to come under a lot of pressure from lawmakers.
a lot of 许多的;诸多
例句:What happened? We heard a lot of yelling.
发生了什么事?我们听到许多争吵声。
2. The mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg says the Boston bombers were on their way to attack New York last week when the police caught up with them.
catch up with 追上; 赶上
例句:Would she let him catch up with her?
她会让他跟上她吗?
3. Mr Bloomberg said the information had come from the surviving bomber himself Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Ben Wright reports.
come from 出身于
例句:The girls come from a variety of different background.
姑娘们的出身背景各异。
4. A manhunt followed that led to the death of Tamerlan Tsarnaev and the capture of his brother.
lead to 导致
例句:This may even lead to death.
这甚至可能导致死亡。
5. Spanish police say four of those arrested were planning to set fire to a bank.
set fire to 放火烧, 点着了
例句:Rioters set fire to a whole row of stores.
暴徒们放火点燃了整排商铺。