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BBC在线收听下载:奥巴马抵达哥斯达黎加参加中美洲领导人峰会
短语讲解:
1. But moves are afoot to reintroduce gun-control legislation and the polls continue to show the majority of Americans are in favour of some kind of reform, hence the theme of this year’s NRA convention which is “stand and fight”.
continue to 继续
例句:Premiums will continue to skyrocket.
保险金额依旧会高速上涨。
2. The cuts are designed to save more than $6bn over the next three years.
more than 不止
例句:We have more than a car!
我们可不止有辆车!
3. Chaudhry Zulfiqar was to attend another hearing in connection with the unresolved murder of the former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007.
in connection with 与…有关,连同
例句:He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.
他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。
4. Chaudhry Zulfiqar had pushed the court to speed up proceedings against Pakistan Taliban members detained for her murder.
speed up (使)加速
例句:The new system should speed up the traffic flow.
新系统应该可以加快交通流速。