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BBC在线收听下载:塞拉利昂努力应对埃博拉疫情
短语讲解:
1. A massive security operation is taking place in the Canadian capital Ottawa after shots were fired at two locations including the Parliament.
take place 发生,举行
例句:Elections take place every four years.
选举四年举行一次。
2. Obviously we are all shaken by it, but we're gonna do everything we can to make sure that we are standing side by side we can to prepare for this difficult time.
make sure 把事情弄清楚,核实或查明某事物
例句:Make sure you get there in time.
一定要准时到达那里。
prepare for (使)为…作准备; (使)对…有思想准备
例句:Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. (proverb)
往最好处着想,作最坏的打算(谚)。
3. Police in Ottawa have warned people to stay away from windows and rooftops.
stay away from 与…保持距离
例句:He told his children to stay away from dangerous electrical things.
他叫他的孩子们不要接近危险的电器.
4. Any little exposure puts our teams at risk.
at risk 有危险
例句:Were those patients now at risk?
那些病人现在是否处于危险之中呢?
5. Parliament in Rwanda has voted in favour of banning the BBC in the country following a television documentary about the genocide of 1994.
in favour of 支持,赞成
例句:All the affiliated organizations are in favour of the plan.
所有的分支机构都赞成该计划。
6. The man was shot and injured by officers when he tried to run away.
run away 逃跑,走掉
例句:He overcame a strong temptation to run away.
他抵制了要逃跑的强烈诱惑.
7. If Kosovo does get full membership, it will be able to take part in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
be able to 能够
例句:We must be able to stay impartial at all times.
我们必须经常保持公正的态度。