BBC在线收听下载:美国将持续空中打击伊斯兰国恐怖分子

短语讲解：

1. Last night, five Arab nations were involved with the United States in waves of attacks on IS positions in Syria.

involve with 与（某人）有密切关系
例句：Do not involve yourself with those people. 
你不要与那些人为伍。 

2. Unverified reports from a Syrian rights group says at least 120 militants were killed both from Islamic State and an al-Qaeda affiliate, but also said there’ve been some civilian death.

at least 至少
例句：In fact it requires at least n generators. 
事实上，它至少要有n个元素。 

3. President Obama has been keen to stress it’s not America’s fight alone.

be keen to 热衷于
例句： He is keen to have a look at the Great Wall. 
他很想去看看长城。 

4. When asked how long this campaign could last, one American official said we should be thinking in terms of years.

in terms of 根据; 用…的话; 就…而言
例句：In terms of cash outlay, the sum is peanuts. 
从花费来看,这笔钱乃区区小数。 

5. The United Nations Refugee Agency says it’s preparing for the arrival of several hundred thousand Syrian refugees in Turkey, as Islamic State militants are advancing on the border town of Kabani.

prepare for （使）为…作准备; （使）对…有思想准备
例句：Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 
抱最好的愿望,作最坏的准备。 

6. He is expected to be tried late this year by Vatican tribunal.

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。

7. The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said concluding a nuclear deal with western powers would expand the possibility for cooperation in different areas, such as regional stability and the fight against terrorism.

deal with 处理，对待
例句：I have no way yet as to deal with such a complicated situation. 
这样复杂的局面该怎么应付我还没谱儿呢。 

8. Television Microphones have picked up the British Prime Minister David Cameron saying that Queen Elizabeth was purring down the telephone line when he told her that Scotland had voted against independence from the United Kingdom in last week’s referendum.

pick up 捡起
例句：She bent (over) to pick up a book from the floor. 
她弯腰从地板上捡起一本书。