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BBC在线收听下载:葡萄牙首都爆发示威 抗议政府的紧缩措施
短语讲解:
1. The German magazine Der Spiegel has published new allegations about American spy on Chancellor Angela Merkel.
spy on 在暗中侦察,打探
例句:Can my handset be used to spy on me?
我的手机会被用来监视我吗?
2. According to Der Spiegel magazine, American agents have been bugging German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone since 2002 and listening in on her phone conversations until as recently as this summer just weeks before President Obama’s visit to Germany.
according to 依据
例句:We cast shadows according to the same laws.
我们投下的影子也是依据同样的自然规律。
3. The clashes near the city of Goma erupted on Friday, days after peace talks broke down in the Ugandan capital Kampala.
break down 失败;划分
例句:Cellulose is hard to break down.
纤维素是很难分解的。
4. Police in Somalia have raided the Mogadishu headquarters of the independent radio station, Shabelle, forcing it to go off air.
go off 离开;消失;变差;开火
例句:The two photons go off together as coherent radiation.
这两个光子一起发射出去,形成相干辐射。