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BBC在线收听下载:南苏丹总统和议会选举投票已经结束

2015-04-17来源:BBC

短语讲解:

1. Every day since Friday, around 1,000 people have been saved, the majority who set sail from the coast of Libya. This number, according to aid agencies, was uNPRecedented.

according to 根据
例句:The price of vegetables fluctuates according to the weather.
蔬菜价随着天气变化而波动。

2. They're accused of throwing Christians from Nigeria and Ghana overboard after a fight broke out over religion.

break out vt.(战争、打斗等不愉快事件)突然发生,爆发;突然发生
例句:He'll break out some of these days.
他总有一天会脱颖而出的。

3. As the campaign for Britain's general election gathers momentum, 5 opposition party leaders have taken part in a second line of television debate hosted by the BBC.

take part in 参加
例句:He thought they ought to take part in the plant design.
他认为他们应该参加工厂设计。

4. They could have been presuming bearabel weaknesses to investigations being carried out to find out the truth about all the crimes committed by President Yanukovych and members of his team.

carry out 履行
例句:No matter what we do, we must carry out our duties.
无论干什么工作,我们都应履行自己的职责.

5. Fund managers say that once the liberalization is implemented in June, tens of billions of dollars are expected to be invested in Saudi Arabia.

be expected to 被期待做某事;有望做某事;期许
例句:I shall be expected to shell out for the party.
这次聚会可能要让我花钱。