BBC在线收听下载:以色列总理称做好长期作战的准备

1. The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel must be prepared for a long campaign in Gaza.

prepare for （使）为…作准备; （使）对…有思想准备
例句：It is only prudent to prepare for the consequences.
为由此带来的后果做准备是谨慎之举。

2. Stamina and determination are required in order to continue in this struggle against the murderous terrorist group that aspired to destroy us.

in order to 为了…
例句：They buy patents in order to sue infringers.
他们购买专利的目的就是为了起诉专利侵权者。

3. As night fell over the territory, flares from the Israeli military lit up the sky, in a sign that Israel's operation may be about to expand.

light up 照亮; 点烟;
例句：A smile can light up a single heart, or a whole room.
微笑可以照亮一颗孤独的心，或是一整个房间。

4. The head of the Dutch Recovery Mission, Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg says they're keen to get on with the investigation.

get on with 继续（干某事）; 和…友好相处
例句：We can finally get on with our lives.
我们可以过我们想过的生活了。

5. The government said its troops were advancing towards the area where the plane came down, but denied they were fighting in the immediate crash zone.

come down 下来，下落
例句：Will you not come down?
你到底下不下来？

6. He said no theory about the cause of the crash had been ruled out.

rule out 用直线划掉; 宣布…不可能
例句：Can we rule out non standard solar models?
我们可以否定非标准太阳模型了吗？

7. It says the courts were used to incarcerate a man who gave signs of becoming a political competitor to President Putin.

be used to 习惯于，适用于
例句：He showed that the heat could be used to boil water. 
他指出，热能使水沸腾。 

8. The man recruited teams of workers to collect the money at supermarkets around the country and then put it into his own bank accounts.

put into 使处于某种状态
例句：If you go on like this you will be put into prison. 
你这样下去会进监狱的。