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BBC在线收听下载:美国游客猎杀津巴布韦“狮子王” 引当地民众愤怒

2015-07-30来源:BBC

短语讲解:

1. Eurotunnel says 2000 migrants try to break into its free terminal in the French port of Calais in a desperate attempt to reach Britain through the Channel tunnel.

break into 闯入; 打断
例句:Don't break into their conversation.
不要打断他们的谈话。

2. Jonathan Pollard is expected to be freed in November after serving 30 years of a life sentence.

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 the money for the party.
我将要支付这个集会的费用。

3. Earlier this week, the US government said it had agreed to Turkish demands to set up a buffer zone inside northern Syria in return for allowing US aircraft to use Turkey’s military bases to attack Islamic State.

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。
in return for 作为…的回报
例句:I bought him a drink in return for his help.
我请他喝酒以酬谢他的帮助。

4. President Barack Obama has ended his tour of Africa with a speech to regional leaders in which he said the continent’s progress depends on democracy, freedom and human rights.

depend on 依赖; 相信; 信赖
例句:Huge industries depend on agriculture for either markets or materials.
大工业依赖农业对它们提供市场和原料。