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2013-12-15来源:BBC

短语讲解:

1. Up to 5,000 guests are expected to attend the funeral but only 400 will be allowed to the graveside.

be expected to 被期待做某事; 有望做某事; 期许
例句:That could hardly be expected to last.
这很难预计将持续多久。

2. But as a hearse containing Nelson Mandela's coffin draped in the South African flag set off to Qunu where the funeral will take place, the people of the Eastern Cape took over to give him their sendoff.

set off 出发; (使)开始; 引起; 点燃
例句:Within days they will set off again to seek their prey.
几天后海盗们将再度出发寻找他们的“猎物”。
take place 发生,举行
例句:Elections take place every four years.
选举四年举行一次。

3. On Sunday, a robotic rover begins to explore the moon and look for minerals China could one day exploit.

look for 寻找
例句:Did you look for your wife?
你去找你老婆了吗?

4. But this is the further setback for the Brazilian authorities, six of the 12 stadiums that will be used for the tournament are not ready yet.

be used for 用来做…
例句:It could not be used for dividends, share buybacks or bonuses.
这部分储备不能用于分红、回购股票或者发放奖金。

5. According to investigation, initial investigation is that somebody might have entered in this minibus with an explosive then that person blew himself or herself.

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。

6. Tunisian politicians have agreed on a new Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa after difficult negotiations between the ruling Islamist Ennahda party and the opposition.

agree on 对某事[物]有同样看法, 商定[同意]某事
例句:The three governments also need to agree on new economic arrangements.
三方政府还需要达成一项新的经济协议。