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BBC在线收听下载:奥巴马将向喀麦隆派出300名军人
短语讲解:
1. A new study has found the Ebola virus can linger on in male survivors for at least 9 months, much longer than previously thought.
at least 至少
例句:In fact it requires at least n generators.
事实上,它至少要有n个元素。
2. Police in Mexico have arrested a 14-year-old boy who was recruited on Facebook to carry out a contract killing.
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。
3. It sets out basic air safety procedures in the skies above Syria.
set out 出发; 着手; 动身
例句:He set out to conquer the literary world of London.
他决心赢得伦敦文学界的赞誉。
4. They say it's so well preserved that they'll be able to conduct a detailed analysis of the remains.
be able to 能够; 能
例句:He will be able to take up his normal routine shortly.
他不久就能处理日常事务。
5. But its lower back was covered in short hedgehog-like spines and some tough scales helping it to ward off predicators such as the small dinosaurs that shared its habitat.
ward off 抵挡; 避开
例句:I try to ward off fatigue by resting as much as possible.
为了防止疲劳,我尽可能多休息。
6. He was nicknamed the chameleon because of his changing political affiliations.
because of 因为,由于
例句:All the planes were socked in yesterday because of the thick mist.
由于雾大,昨天所有的飞机都停飞了。