BBC在线收听下载:奥巴马正式提名詹姆斯·科米为下任联邦调查局长

短语讲解：

1. The extent of damage is enormous looking at villages which have been wiped off the map and the road network which has been completely destroyed.

wipe off 揩去，擦掉
例句：Could you wipe off the words on the bottom?
可不可请你擦掉下面的字？

2. On Thursday, more than a million people demonstrated nationwide over issues including corruption, poor public services and the huge cost of hosting sporting events such as next year’s World Cup.

more than 不止
例句：We have more than a car!
我们可不止有辆车！

3. Our correspondent Julia Carneiro says some people are now worried that the protests are getting out of hand.

get out of 摆脱；逃避
例句：Excuses are ways to get out of owning up to something.
借口是逃避承认很多事情的方式。

4. He called for an end to economic sanctions and reiterated North Korea’s offer of wide-ranging senior-level talks with the US.

call for 需要；要求
例句：Consumers call for a boycott of apple products.
消费者要求抵制苹果产品。

5. If the Senate accepts the nomination, James Comey will replace director Robert Mueller who’s been in charge of the FBI since the 9/11 attacks and is retiring this coming September.

in charge of 负责,管理
例句：Mr geoghegan will also now be in charge of strategy.
纪勤现在还将负责战略事务。