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BBC在线收听下载:东京击败两对手 获得2020年奥运会举办权
短语讲解:
1. But the Tokyo delegation leaping to their feet, giving each other hugs.
each other 互相,彼此
例句:We liked each other a lot.
我们彼此都很喜欢对方。
2. “A government that says what it means, and means what it says; a government of no surprises and no excuses; a government that understands the limits of power as well as its potential; and a government that accepts, that will be judged more by its deeds than by its mere words.”
as well as 也,又
例句:You drive as well as he does.
你开车和他开得一样好。
3. Tens of thousands of people have gathered in the Vatican to pray for peace in Syria.
pray for 为…而祈祷, 祷告
例句:Pray for the first outcome.
祈祷是第一种情况吧。
4. Pope Francis called for reconciliation and peace in Syria, saying that war was always a defeat for humanity.
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。
5. The brutal rape and murder of a Delhi student last year and a rise in the number of reported sex crimes in India has (have) led to the introduction of new laws.
lead to 导致
例句:That can lead to serious consequences.
这会导致严重的后果。
6. The Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has begun handing out compensation to those living in camps for the internally displaced.
hand out 分发;拿出
例句:You shouid hand out candies.
你应该发糖果的。
7. Hundreds of thousands of Kenyans were displaced by violence that followed elections in 2007.
hundreds of thousands of 几十万,无数
例句:The top listening services can charge hundreds of thousands of dollars to monitor and analyze web discussions.
顶级侦听服务机构监听和分析网络讨论的费用则可能高达几十万美元。