BBC news 2015-04-29 加文本(与28号相同)

短语讲解：

1. Even in the smarter neighbourhoods, there are people who set out little carpets or brought their mattresses out in front of their homes and have been staying there through the day, through the night.

set out 动身; 出发;着手
例句：He set out to conquer the literary world of London.
他决心赢得伦敦文学界的赞誉。

2. Now what the authorities are getting very concerned about is the lack of clean drinking water.

concern about 使（自己）关心…
例句：She showed great concern about you.
她很为你担心。

3. Here, the government is asking the international community to try and send water along with tents at the earliest.

along with　和…一起[一道]，随着;除…以外（还）
例句：He sent me book along with a Chritmas card.
他寄给我一张圣诞卡,还寄给我一本书。

4. Opposition activists in Burundi have taken to the streets for a second day to protest against President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term in office.

run for 竞选，赶快去请
例句：I'm planning to run for the school board.
我打算竞选联合校董会董事。

5. Police broke up the demonstrations. Several protesters were shot dead on Sunday.

break up 结束;（使）破碎
例句：In spring the ice-floes break up.
春天浮冰碎裂了。

6. Around a quarter of those who do manage to have a procedure are driven into poverty as a result of the expense.

as a result of 由于…的结果;起因
例句：Many facts emerged as a result of the investigation.
调查结果,许多事实暴露出来。

7. The illegal ivory in the form of more than 500 elephant tusks was hidden in sacks of tea.

in the form of 用…的形式
例句：Attenuation of light is in the form of absorption.
光是以吸收的形式衰减。