BBC news 2014-05-31 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Others had spent months instead of weeks waiting to be seen by a doctor.

instead of （用…）代替…， （是…）而不是…
例句：Why do that instead of judging?
为什么不那样代替判断呢？

2. It's thought as many as 300,000 people may be waiting in Libya to cross the Mediterranean.

as many as 和…一样多; 不下于
例句：My books are twice as many as yours.
我的书是你的两倍多.

3. According to Frontex, the European agency responsible for border security, 42,000 refugees and other migrants entered Europe in the first 4 months of this year, 2/3 of them crossed from Libya.

according to 根据，按照
例句：It did not go according to plan.
这个妥协方案并没有按计划执行。

4. Thailand's new military ruler says he does not expect to hold elections for at least a year.

at least 至少
例句：At least that's the theory.
至少理论上是这样。

5. General Prayuth who overthrew the government last week, said all sides had to cooperate and stop protesting in order for the plan to succeed.

in order for 为了
例句：He slowed down his steps intentionally in order for me to catch up. 
他有意放慢脚步, 让我能够追赶上他。 

6. The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh where 2 teenage girls were gang-raped and then hanged from a tree has pledged to set up a special fast-track court to try the suspects.

set up 建立
例句：They set up many branches throughout the country. 
他们在全国建立好多分公司。