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BBC在线收听下载:全球60%的人觉得自己盯着屏幕事件过长
短语讲解:
1. Military official said dozens of rocket launch sites used by Palestinian militants had already been hit in response to continued attacks by Hamas.
in response to 对…做出反应
例句:He opened the door in response to a knock.
他应敲门声而开了门。
2. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had no choice but to intensify its campaign as Hamas had rejected a diplomatic solution.
have no choice but 非…不可,除…之外别无他法
例句:I have no choice but to accept it.
我没有别的选择只能接受它。
3. Leaders from the BRICS Group of emerging economic powers have agreed to set up a new development bank and a contingency fund.
agree to 同意, 赞成
例句:I agree to go with him.
我同意和他一起去。
set up 建立; 准备
例句:The students also set up debating teams.
学生们还成立了辩论队。
4. Former allies of the Islamists, some want to break away from Mali, all vie for control of lucrative trade routes for arms, fuel and drugs in an area too vast for the government to control.
break away from 脱离(政党等),打破
例句:You must break away from such bad habits.
你必须革除这样的坏习惯。
5. A Hamas spokesman Assama Hamdan had said that they had initially rejected a ceasefire put forward by the Egyptians, but a process for considering it had started.
put forward 提出; 将…提前
例句:He put forward a constructive suggestion.
他提出了一个建设性的建议。
6. A major global study has found that 6 in 10 people feel they spend too much of their time looking at electronic screens and crave a simpler, slower life.
look at 看; 评判
例句:Look at our verse today.
看我们今天的章节。