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BBC在线收听下载:哥伦比亚总统出席马尔克斯悼念活动

2014-04-20来源:BBC

短语讲解:

1. It's a very, very big operation, a lot of ships out there, also a lot of divers.

a lot of 许多的; 诸多
例句:A lot of what's changing now is subtle.
许多变化都非常微妙。

2. Every year, thousands of people die in inter-ethnic clashes and cattle raids, often as part of a deadly cycle revenge attacks.

thousands of 数千的
例句:The game drew thousands of spectators. 
这场比赛吸引了数千名观众。 

3. According to initial reports, Hamid Mir arrived at the airport using a rental car with a guard, he was going to his Karachi office.

according to 按照
例句:According to etiquette, you should stand up to meet a guest. 
按照礼节你应该站起来接待客人。 

4. It's not known who carried out the attack but Mr. Mir's brother says the journalist who’d recently told his family he'd received threats from Pakistan's main intelligence agency, the ISI, because of his views.

carry out 履行
例句:No matter what we do, we must carry out our duties. 
无论干什么工作,我们都应履行自己的职责. 
because of 由于
例句:  All the planes were socked in yesterday because of the thick mist. 
由于雾大,昨天所有的飞机都停飞了。 

5. The new deaths took place in the Kingdom second largest city of Jeddah the west raising fears that the virus started spreading from its concentration point in the east.

take place 发生
例句:Earthquakes take place far underground. 
地震则在地球的极深处。