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BBC在线收听下载:俄罗斯一架客机坠毁 50人全部遇难
短语讲解:
1. She grew up in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe before moving to London.
grow up 向上生长;长大
例句:Will she never grow up?
她就长不大吗?
2. Lessing wrote more than 50 books tackling issues as diverse as gender, race and communism. In 2007,she became the oldest author to win the Nobel Prize.
more than 不仅仅
例句:More than 100 people were wounded.
爆炸还造成100多人受伤。
3. One tornado has touched down and leveled homes near the city of Peoria and more storms are being spotted in surrounding areas.
touch down 降落,着陆
例句:His plane will touch down within about an hour.
他的飞机大约一小时内着陆。
4. The blast is said to cause the buildings to collapse and groups indicated the explosives have been placed in its basement meaning opposition fighters have been able to breach the security around the base.
be able to 能,会;能够
例句:You should be able to converse comfortably.
你应该能够舒服地进行谈话。
5. The emergencies ministry said there were 44 passengers on board and six crewmembers and so far there were no signs of any survivors.
so far 到目前为止;迄今为止
例句:Mr obama has not flinched so far.
奥巴马到目前为止都没有退缩。
6. With negotiations on Iran's program of Uranium enrichment due to restart this week, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has again expressed his concerns at the prospect of sanctions on Tehran being eased.
due to 欠下债[账],应给予
例句:Police say it's due to better policing.
警察说这是因为加强了治安。
7. The Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has told the BBC that cricket needs to clean up its image following revelation of match-fixing and illegal betting.
clean up 打扫
例句:Many clean up supplies are available from hardware stores.
很多清理用品都可以从五金店买到。