BBC在线收听下载:梅西与父亲一起出庭 被控逃税

短语讲解：

1. Mr Rouhani said he had not met President Obama because there wasn’t enough time to prepare for the meeting, which after 35 years of tension would, he said, bring its own complications.

prepare for （使）为…作准备；（使）对…有思想准备
例句：Now is the time to prepare for the worst.
现在就应该为最坏的状况做准备。

2. The BBC has established from senior security sources that in the weeks leading up to the attack on the Westgate shopping mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, militants rented a shop in the building.

lead up to 作为…的准备，导致；使话题（渐渐）转向
例句：These circumstances will lead up to war.
这些事件会导致战争。

3. As well as the lapses in the security system which appeared to have paved the way for last Saturday’s devastating attack, MPs want to understand the detail of the rescue operation amid claims of confusion over who was in charge.

as well as 也，又
例句：That implies criticism as well as support.
这句话暗示着夫妻间的相互支持以及相互批评。

4. It comes as a BBC investigation has revealed that the Islamist extremists hired a shop in the prestigious Westgate mall using falsified documents and were able to stockpile weapons, allowing them to resupply during the attack.

be able to 能够
例句：You should be able to converse comfortably.
你应该能够舒服地进行谈话。

5. In a separate meeting in a few hours, the UN Security Council is expected to approve a draft resolution on Syria agreed by the United States and Russia.

be expected to 被期待做某事；有望做某事；期许
例句：That could hardly be expected to last.
这很难预计将持续多久。

6. The sinking comes just days before the new Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is due to visit Jakarta for talks that will focus on stopping the flow of asylum seekers.

due to 由于
例句：Much of the shift is due to economic growth.
这种变化的大部分都是由于经济的增长。

7. The new system will come into force next year.

come into force 开始生效
例句：A naval blockade will also come into force.
一项海军禁令也将付诸实施。

8.  But in a major shift, the government has announced it allows athletes to take up professional contracts abroad.

take up 占用
例句：But a plot description could take up all my space, and more.
一个情节的描述会占用我的全部空间还不够。