BBC在线收听下载:中国云南周二晚发生地震

短语讲解：

1. Washington has pledged more than 3,000 soldiers for Liberia.

more than 多于
例句：Rob likes apples more than bananas. 
罗勃对苹果比对香蕉还喜欢。 

2. During a tour of villages in remote northern Liberia, he said the human and financial response was well appreciated but needed to be speeded up.

speed up （使）加速; 开快车
例句：You have to speed up decisions about how to spend some of that cash. 
怎样使用那些现金，必须尽快决定。 

3. A fierce battle has been taken place between IS militants and Kurdish fighters for control of the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani.

take place 发生，举行
例句：Elections take place every four years.
选举四年举行一次。

4. The Kurds said they managed to blow it up before it reached its target. And all day, another series of massive airstrikes.

blow up （使）爆炸; 产生; 爆发
例句：It did not blow up overnight.
它不是一夜之间爆发的。

5. The UN says at least 330 people have died in violence in eastern Ukraine since last month's ceasefire deal.

at least 至少
例句：At least that's the theory.
至少理论上是这样。