BBC在线收听下载:联合国秘书长潘基文警告加沙局势将无法控制

短语讲解：

1. Whoever is working as a journalist in Maiduguri is taking a great deal of risk.

a great deal of 大量的; 许多
例句：A great deal of whiskey is made in Scotland. 
很多威士忌酒在苏格兰酿造。 

2. The airport has been closed since December last year and there’s virtually only one road that leads to Maiduguri.

lead to 导致
例句：A little exaggeration can lead to serious consequences.
一丝一毫的夸大都可能导致严重的后果。

3. Israeli military says that it hit more than 100 targets since midnight local time.

more than 不只是; 很; 超过; 在…次以上
例句：True friendship is worth more than money. 
真正的友谊比金钱更有价值。 

4. Of course here at the moment, there’s a lot of concern about the increasing number of civilians killed.

a lot of 许多
例句：He collected a lot of valuable stamps. 
他收集了许多有价值的邮票。 

5. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has warned that the situation in Gaza could quickly get out of control.

get out of 摆脱; 逃避
例句：It is easier to get into debt than to get out of debt. 
负债容易还难。

6. He is due to brief an emergency meeting with the UN Security Council on the crisis later today.

due to 因为; 应归于
例句：It is usually due to genetics or stress.
磨牙通常是由遗传或压力造成的。

7. The nuclear materials were seized at Mosul university by ISIS rebels according to a letter sent to Ban Ki-moon by Iraqi’s UN ambassador.

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。

8. Some 40 kilograms of uranium compounds were taken which we being used for scientific research.

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。