BBC在线收听下载:默克尔滑雪摔伤 奥巴马致电慰问

短语讲解：

1. The stark evidence of the Central African Republic’s deepening crisis greets you as soon as you land. 
 
as soon as 一…就…; 一经
例句：Yet as soon as one has left the starting line, money matters.
但一旦他们离开了这条起跑线，钱就变得重要了。

2. As many as 100,000 people are camped out by the airport; rows of plastic sheets and makeshift shelters pressed right up against the runway.

campe out 扎营
例句：We camped out for a week.
我们在外露营１周。

3. The airport camp is entirely made up of Christians.

be made up of 由…组成
例句：Because your life should be made up of happiness.
因为快乐才是你的人生。 

4. But the Christians have done their share of killing too and aid workers worry that Christian groups are gearing up for revenge attacks.

gear up 换高速挡; 改进…以适应提高生产的需要
例句：And president obama must gear up for a re-election fight next year, with economic recovery as his main focus.
奥巴马总统则在为明年竞选连任做好准备，经济复苏是他目前的主要目标。

5. Troops, heavy weapons and at least one tank were seen withdrawing and there were reports that government troops were within 25km of Bentiu compared to 40 at the start of the day.

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

6. Troops, heavy weapons and at least one tank were seen withdrawing and there were reports that government troops were within 25km of Bentiu compared to 40 at the start of the day.

compare to 把…比作， 喻为; 与…相比
例句：So how does this compare to other music solutions?
这个跟其他音乐下载服务比起来如何呢？

7. They said as a result, the new powers could be used against buskers, nudists, noisy children, street preachers, trick-or-treaters, even church bell ringers.

as a result 结果， 因此
例句：As a result, you get hungry again faster.
于是，你也变得更容易饿了。