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BBC在线收听下载:克莱斯勒全球召回超过250万辆吉普车
短语讲解:
1. The White House says the United States will open direct peace talks with the Taliban in the next few days.
talk with 与…交谈
例句:You can talk with them or mute and chat with them.
你可以跟他们交谈或者用键盘跟他们打字沟通。
2. The meeting will take place in Qatar where the Afghan rebels have opened a long-awaited first official overseas office.
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?
3. The Americans say they expect to hold their first formal meeting with the Taliban in a couple of days to be followed shortly afterwards by direct talks between the Taliban and members of President Hamid Karzai’s High Peace Council.
meet with 会见
例句:He will also meet with premier wen jiabao.
他还将会见温家宝总理。
4. The government in Mali has finally signed a deal with Tuareg separatist rebels to take back control of a last major town they occupy in the north.
take control of 控制
例句:8 Steps to take control of your weight
控制您体重的八个步骤
5. Islamist militants together with Tuareg separatists took control of more than half of Mali’s territory last year before being ousted by French forces assisted by a West African force.
more than 不止
例句:We have more than a car!
我们可不止有辆车!
6. He said all sides had pledged to step up their humanitarian response and maximize the diplomatic pressure through a negotiated solution.
step up (使)增加;(使)加快速度
例句:We must step up technical innovations and raise productivity.
我们必须加紧进行技术革新,提高生产效率。