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BBC在线收听下载:相隔半世纪 《杀死一只知更鸟》作者再出新书《设立守望者》
短语讲解:
1. Doctors want to create babies from two women and one man in order to prevent deadly genetic diseases.
in order to 为了…
例句:Everything should be done in order to prepare against fire.
应该尽一切可能预防火灾。
2. President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar signed yet another ceasefire agreement on Sunday but failed to address use of power sharing.
fail to 未能…
例句:Early as he get up, he fail to catch the first bus.
他虽然起得早,却赶不上第一趟公共汽车。
3. Mr. Ban called for a comprehensive agreement and said that no peace would be found unless the leaders place the interests of the population above their own.
call for 需要; 要求
例句:Different circumstances call for different tactics.
不同的情势需要不同的策略。
4. To Kill a Mockingbird won the Pulitzer Price, sold more than 40 million copies and was turned into an Oscar winning movie.
turn into (使)变成; 译成; 成为
例句:The war might turn into a miniature Stalingrad.
这场战争也许会变成小规模的斯大林格勒战役。