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BBC在线收听下载:伊斯兰国或使用芥子气袭击伊拉克库尔德
短语讲解:
1. On the eve of a major Greek holiday, Athens is the last place most MPs want to be, and they know they'll receive little thanks for passing a bill which commits Greece to stricker rules, higher taxes and fewer subsidies in return for the uncertain prospect of an end to the country's economic agony.
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。
2. China has sent hundreds of chemical experts to the site of two huge explosions which riped apart an industrial complex in the port city of Tianjin.
hundreds of 好几百,许许多多
例句:Money to the extent of hundreds of thousands was set in motion.
流通的金钱达几十万金元之多。
3. The blast at a warehouse storing toxic chemicals left more than 50 people dead and hundreds more injuried.
more than 多于
例句:Rob likes apples more than bananas.
罗勃对苹果比对香蕉还喜欢。
4. Iraqi leadership has condemned the top American general for suggesting that the conflict in Iraq might lead to the country's break-up.
lead to 导致
例句:That may lead to a serious split in our class.
那可能导致我们班的严重分裂。