BBC在线收听下载:日本三菱公司向二战美国战俘道歉 曾强迫劳役

短语讲解：

1. The Obama Administration has sent the United States congress the international agreement designed to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.

prevent from 阻止， 防止
例句：In such wet weather we must prevent the seedlings from rotting.
这样的阴雨天要防止烂秧。

2. Congress has 60 days to review the text of the deal which will lift sanctions on Iran in return for strict limits on its nuclear programme.

in return for 作为…的回报
例句：He gave her some roses in return for her kindness.
他送了她一些玫瑰以答谢她的好意。

3. After long legal battle, he was sentenced to twelve and a half years in prison last year but was released after the court took he’s in British custody into account.

be sentenced to 被判处…
例句：It's unfair for me to be sentenced to spending my lifetime in poverty.
我一辈子要受穷这实在不公平。

4. A party has been taken place there, although neither the actress nor any other three children are thought to have been present at the time.

take place 发生
例句：Earthquakes take place far underground.
地震则发生在地球的极深处。