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BBC在线收听下载:日本福岛核电站放射性地下水或加速渗入太平洋
短语讲解:
1. The trial has been seen as part of the political battle between the Islamist-rooted government of the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and secular opposition forces who’ve called for street protests against the verdict. James Reynolds reports.
call for 要求
例句:Chinese companies call for fairer treatment from foreigners.
中国公司要求更公平的对待外国人。
2. The former head of the Turkish military has been jailed for life after he was found guilty of conspiracy to bring down the government.
bring down 降(价);把(某物,某人)抬下(楼、山)
例句:Maybe his health-care program won't bring down costs.
可能他的医疗保险计划不能带来成本的降低。
3. It has acquitted more than 20 defendants.
more than 不只是;很
例句:More than 100 people were wounded.
爆炸还造成100多人受伤。
4. The Nigerian army says at least 35 people have been killed in two gun battles with the Islamist sect Boko Haram on Sunday.
at least 至少
例句:Read at least 30 books.
至少读30本书。
5. The leader of Tunisia’s embattled governing Islamist movement Ennahda has said he’s willing to hold a referendum to help resolve the political crisis in the country.
be willing to 乐意做某事
例句:Greece's euro-zone creditors might be willing to live with that outcome.
希腊的欧元区债权人有可能会乐意接受这个方案。