BBC在线收听下载:乌克兰选举委员会确认波罗申科胜选

短语讲解：

1. The military in Nigeria says it knows where the more than 200 school girls abducted 6 weeks ago are being held, but ruled out using force to free them.

more than 不只是; 很; 超过; 在…次以上
例句：America and britain have more than 12.
美国和英国甚至多余多于12个。
rule out 用直线划掉; 宣布…不可能
例句：That does not rule out further price increases.
这并不排除金价存在进一步上涨的可能。

2. The BBC has learned that a deal to release some of the school girls was close to be secured, when it was called off by the Nigerian government.

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

3. It actually was about to happen this swap and then we are told that the government canceled the deal and so the whole thing was called off.

call off 转移（某人的注意力等）; 取消
例句：It rained so much that they had to call off the soccer game. 
雨下得太大，所以他们必须取消足球赛。 

4. The announcement comes a week after Pfizer's 190-billion-dollar- takeover offer was turned down by its rival.

turn down 减少，关小
例句：Turn down the phonograph. 
把唱机开小一些。