BBC在线收听下载:联合国称要遏制埃博拉需取得进展

短语讲解：

1. It included at least five suicide car bombs which took the lives of a number of elite Kurdish fighters.

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。 
a number of 许多的; 一些
例句：We had to face up to a number of seemingly contradictory concerns. 
我们不得不正视若干看起来相互矛盾的问题。 

2. It's not yet known who carried out the attacks, but they come amid reports that IS fighters have got as close as 10 kilometers to Bagdad in recent days before being held back by Iraqi forces and tribal fighters backed by US airstrikes.

carry out 执行; 进行
例句：They should also carry out some fundamental reforms.
这些政府也应该执行一些基础性的改革。

3. The new head of the United Nations' Ebola response team has said that in order to combat the decease successfully, there needs to be significant progress within the next 60 days.

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。

4. Anthony Banbury said 70% of infected people need to be receiving treatment and 70% of burials need to have taken place safely within that period.

take place 发生
例句：Earthquakes take place far underground. 
地震则发生在地球的极深处。 

5. Back in June the oil prices surged due to concerns that Islamic State might severely disrupt Iraq's key southern oil fields.

due to 由于
例句：The team's success was largely due to her efforts. 
该队的成功在很大程度上是由于她的努力. 

6. The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has indicated that his country may be ready to endorse a World Trade Organization agreement on facilitating trade that India has been blocking since July.

be ready to 预备，即将; 甘于
例句：You should be ready to solve any problem that may come along. 
你应该随时准备解决可能出现的问题。