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BBC在线收听下载:英国发现最古老《古兰经》残页
短语讲解:
1. It targets the deformed proteins that build up in the brain during Alzheimer‘s disease.
build up 逐步建立; 增进
例句:In a small bay big waves will never build up.
在小的港湾里,永远也不会形成大的波涛。
2. Those people have continued to take the drugs, and we will find out how they have progressed at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Washington later today.
find out 发现; 使发作
例句:I'll find out the address,and ring you back.
我找到地址后再与你通电话。
3. A powerful bomb explosion in northern Afghanistan has killed at least 50 people mostly civilians, 30 more were injured.
at least 至少
例句:For that day at least he lost heart.
至少这一天他是垂头丧气的。
4. The information we have, not just on the strike but also on the Khorasan Group as a whole, is basically what the Americans have been saying about this group.
as a whole 整体来看; 普遍说来
例句:As a whole, the relocation seems to have been beneficial.
整个看来,这次迁移似乎是有益的。
5. It’s not clear who carried out the attack.
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。
6. It took place 2 days after 32 activists were killed in a suicide bombing in nearby Suruc.
take place 发生
例句:Earthquakes take place far underground.
地震则发生在地球的极深处。
7. Parliament in Athens is due to vote on banking reform and changes to the civil justice system.
due to 归于
例句:Success was due to his inhuman efforts.
成功归功于他超人的努力。
8. That feels quite daunting, but again what an immense privilege to be able to use my voice in the Lords.
be able to 能够
例句:I admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism.
我很佩服她能对错误的批评意见不予理会。