BBC news 2013-11-14 加文本

短语讲解：

1. At the situation of a destroyed logistic system, destroyed airport here, you have a total destruction of some communities plus the fact that the local government which is key to end this disaster response that we have was completely in shambles.

be key to ...的关键
例句：He must be key to making the device operational.
他一定是操作那个设备的关键人物。

2. Its commander said the US and its allies were now ready to bring in much larger aircraft and to use the American heavy-lift helicopters to deliver aid to places which have been hit as hard as Tacloban but as so far been completely cutoff.

be ready to 预备，即将
例句：Some may still be ready to cut deals with mr saleh.
他们中的一些可能仍然准备和萨雷先生讨价还价呢。

3. Oprah Winfrey, one of America’s most famous black entertainers said this treatment was something people were aware of even though they didn’t speak about it.

speak about 提到…；谈论
例句：Do they speak about anything besides a man?
她们是否谈论了与男人无关的话题？

4. In the exercise, the ton of Icelandic ash was dispersed over the bay of Biscay in the Atlantic and Airbus test plane fitted with detection equipment attempted to identify the cloud from about 60kms away.

fit with 给…装配…
例句：Many of the rome sundials will fit with this pedestal base.
罗马日晷许多人会适应这个底座。