BBC在线收听下载:津巴布韦总统威胁将制裁西方企业

1. The announcement by Syrian authorities to allow UN's weapons inspectors in, has been met with scepticism in Washington.

meet with 偶然遇到； 碰到
例句：Did you meet with her personally?
你私下和她见面了？

2. A senior administration official said, if the country had nothing to hide, it would have granted inspectors an immediate access, and that this decision was too late to be credible.

too...to...太…以致不能…
例句：It is too early to say just how.
现在说如何去做还为时尚早。

3. We are clear in the British government that it was the Assad regime that carried out this chemical attack, large scale chemical attack, as Wednesday that has led to the death, the agonizing death of so many hundreds of people including, tragically, so many children.

carry out 执行；进行；完成；抬出去
例句：Most buy and sell government bonds to carry out monetary policy.
央行大多数购买和出售政府债券是为了实施货币政策。

4. At least five people have been killed and more than 30 injured. Rocksan Eskbarley reports.

at least 至少
例句：Read at least 30 books.
至少读30本书。

5. Police say Mr. Parkinson's wife managed to escape from the attackers who broken in armed with machetes and gun.

escape from 逃避；逃出
例句：It's an escape from the everyday grind.
它是对单调的现实生活的一种逃离。

6. It's the first time since 1977, Australia has failed to win a single test match in an Ashes series.

fail to 未能…
例句：Words fail to convey my meaning.
言语无法表达我的意思。