BBC在线收听下载:联合国称埃博拉威胁国际和平与安全

短语讲解：

1. Turnout is expected to be extremely high.

be expected to 被期待做某事; 有望做某事; 期许
例句：That could hardly be expected to last.
这很难预计将持续多久。

2. And analysts will be watching each local authority counter as it comes in looking for signs of how this cliff-hanger of a contest may be going.

look for 寻找（某人或某物）
例句：I look for you everywhere continuously! 
我一直在到处找你！ 

3. It also calls for travel restrictions to be lifted, warning that they are undermining efforts to tackle the disease.

call for 需要; 要求
例句：Different circumstances call for different tactics. 
不同的情势需要不同的策略。

4. The report entitled 'Welcome to Hellfire' says many police stations have an officer in charge of torture in order to obtain bribes and confessions.

in order to 为了…
例句： He did not come here in order to attend the meeting. 
他来这里决不是要参加会议的。 

5. A suicide car bombing in the Iraqi capital Baghdad has killed at least 15 people.

at least 至少
例句：At least she is a paragon with her feet on the ground. 
她至少是一个脚踏实地的特殊人物。 

6. According to legends, St. Andrews was the place where golf was invented as far back as the 12th century when shepherds knocked stones into rabbit holes with rudimentary clubs.

according to 根据
例句：According to her, grandfather called at noon. 
据她说,祖父在中午打来电话。 

7. In a statement, the club said the vote in favour had been overwhelming - 85% were in favor of the change.

in favor of 赞成[支持]（某人或某事物）
例句：I am in favor of woman's suffrage. 
我赞成妇女参政。