BBC在线收听下载:乌克兰拒绝加入欧盟引发大规模示威活动

短语讲解：

1. Prosecutors in London have been describing the killing last May of a British soldier Lee Rigby close to his barracks in the southeast of the city.

close to 离…近; 与…关系密切; 近乎; 临近;
例句：Today it is close to zero.
当今，利率接近于零。

2. The European Union has welcomed provisional association agreements with Georgia and Moldova, but failed to finalize a deal with Ukraine which was meant to be the highlight of a summit in Lithuania between the EU and 6 former Soviet states.

deal with 惠顾;  与…交易; 应付;  对待;
例句：Deal with it head on.
正面处理这件事情。

3. Instead, it now says most people should be able to register in early December.

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

4. In October, the first month of operation, only 100,000 could sign up compared to the hope for half a million.

compare to 把…比作， 喻为; 与…相比;
例句：They have nothing to compare to.
没有东西让他们来比较。