BBC在线收听下载:习主席将赴美国进行国事访问

短语讲解：

1. Parts of it reminded called off.

call off 取消; 点名
例句：They decided to call off workouts.
他们决定停止罢工。

2. Officials say the Hajj pilgrimage which takes place later this month will go ahead.

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

3. The White House said the discussions had covered a number of areas including cyber security.

a number of 一些; 许多的
例句：The vibrating object has executed a number of oscillations.
物体已经完成了许多次振动。

4. Yeah. Roberta Vinci on Friday thwarted Serena William's attempt to win all four majors in the same year also said she was hanging up her tennis racket.

hang up 挂上; 挂住
例句：Hang up your overcoat there,please.
请把大衣挂在那儿。

5. One of the leaders of the Voodoo religion in Haiti, Max Gesner Beauvoir has died at the age of 79.

at the age of 在…岁时
例句：He learned to ride a horse at the age of nine.
他九岁时学会了骑马。