BBC在线收听下载:摩洛哥议会拟讨论大麻合法化

短语讲解：

1. New research suggests that as many as 30,000 Eritreans have been abducted and tortured in the Sinai desert over the last four years.

as many as 和…一样多; 不下于
例句：Here. Read as many as you like.
那着这些书。想看多少看多少。

2. At least 600 million dollars have been extracted from families in ransom payments.

at least 至少
例句：Read at least 30 books.
至少读30本书。

3. Britain wants to focus on the countries of origin on fighting people smuggling from places like Libya and is among the ideas proposed by the European commission as it’s paying for increased patrols in the Mediterranean.

focus on 致力于; 使聚焦于
例句：That's all you want to focus on.
你只需将你的注意力集中于此。

4. You can hear a number of people calling to report the shootings and several people who are in the school talking to police dispatchers.

a number of 许多的; 一些
例句：This suggests a number of things.
这说明了几件事。

5. Correspondents say it could be used for a so-called dirty bomb.

be used for 用来做…
例句：Huawei says its technology can't be used for censorship.
华为则说，该公司的技术不能用于审查内容。

6. According to the UN, Morocco is one of the top producers of hashish in the world supplying 42% of global supply.

according to 根据，按照
例句：They expanded according to need.
他们根据实际适时扩大规模。