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2015-03-22来源:BBC

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1. Al-Qaeda fighters stormed the nearby city on Friday before being driven out by local security forces. Arachi Shani reports.

drive out 开车出去; 驱逐,驱散; 撵; 祛除
例句:Let's drive out the enemy! 
咱们把敌人赶出去。 

2. He said he would make sure that the state re-control over the Houthi's heartlands in the North.

make sure 把事情弄清楚,核实或查明某事物
例句:I'll have to make sure I'm not chased. 
我一定想办法不叫他们发现。 

3. Thousands of anti-austerity demonstraters from across Spain have gathered in the center of Madrid.

thousands of 数千的
例句:A computer consists of thousands of components. 
电脑由成千上万个部件组成。 

4. And it's a repeat of an event we saw this time last year when people were demanding what they called breads, roof and work, that is an end to inequality they see and the very high unemployment they believe this government has allowed to get out of hand, this unemployment rate is 24% at the moment which rises to around 50% for younger people.

get out of 摆脱; 逃避
例句:It is easier to get into debt than to get out of debt. 
负债容易还难。