BBC在线收听下载:尼泊尔的交通与天气延误震后救援工作

短语讲解：

1. Hundreds of thousands of people in Nepal are spending a second night outdoors in the devastations of Saturday's earthquake.

hundreds of thousands of 几十万，无数
例句：The city subways carry hundreds of thousands of passengers a day.
市内的地下铁每天运载数十万乘客。

2. We lost a number of stuff and volunteers. The United Nations Children's Agency says the country is running out of water and food and there are frequent power cuts.

a number of 许多的;一些
例句：The vibrating object has executed a number of oscillations.
物体已经完成了许多次振动。

3. Police in Burundi have shot dead at least two people during protest against the selection of President Pierre Nkurunziza to run for a third term in office.

at least 至少
例句：There are at least three reasons.
至少有三方面的原因。

4. And one told the BBC they would not leave the streets until the President vowed to step down at the end of his term next month. More than ten thousand people have fled Burundi since mid-April, fearing electoral tension could spiral out of control.

step down 退休，辞职
例句：If I were to be, I would step down and raise my voice immediately.
一旦我弄清楚了，我会立即辞职站出来表态。

5. Mrs. Lee set up her own company to produce the play, which has been running for 25 years after the publishing firm decided not to renew the performance license.

set up 建立
例句：They set up many branches throughout the country.
他们在全国建立好多分公司。