BBC在线收听下载:纽约民众游行抗议全球气候变化

短语讲解：

1. During the day, the Houthis rebels took over ministries and military buildings raising fears of an all-out coup.

take over 带; 接管; 帮…学习
例句：A younger generation will begin to take over.
年轻一代将会开始接管中国的事务。

2. The result for now at least is a big political change in Yemen with the Shiah Houthis potentially gaining an uNPRecedented say in government at the expense of their main rival the Sunni Islamist movement al-Islah.”

at least 至少
例句：For that day at least he lost heart. 
至少这一天他是垂头丧气的。 

3. There was a lot of mumbling around with people saying we are running short of stock of food and all of that.

a lot of 很多
例句：He is a man with a lot of experience under his belt. 
他是个阅历很深的人。 

4. Nigeria's National Union of Teachers has called for a further delay in the start of the school term because of the Ebola outbreak.

because of 由于
例句：Because of a squall the chase has to be called off. 
由于风势太大，追捕只好作罢。 

5. Pupils are due to return to lessons tomorrow.

due to 由于
例句：They may be due to senile atherosclerosis. 
可能是由于老年性动脉硬化。 

6. And they think that by demonstrating on the streets here, by having perhaps the biggest climate march in history, it will be able to increase that pressure to drive towards a new global deal to be signed at the end of 2015 in Paris.”

be able to 能够
例句：When will you be able to deliver? 
您什么时候可以交货？ 

7. A NASA spacecraft is about to enter into orbit around Mars after a 10-month journey of over 700 million kilometers.

be about to 将要，正打算
例句：Things could be about to change.
这一切可能将面临改变。