BBC news 2015-10-21 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The UnitedStates and Spain have reached a new agreement to clean up Spanish landcontaminated with radio activity by a US nuclear accident nearly 50 years ago.

clean up 清理
例句：It's your turn to clean the classroom up.
该轮到你们打扫教室了。

2. The Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Britain for a four-daystate visit, the culmination of efforts by London to strengthen ties with theworld’s second largest economy, as well as attending a banquet hosted by QueenElizabeth at Buckingham Palace.

as well as 也,除,不仅……而且
例句：She can play tennis as well as basketball.
她也会打篮球，也会打网球。

3.These are fears thatPagida is becoming more radical in response to Germany’s decision to take inhundreds of thousands of refugees this year.

in response to 响应,回答,反应
例句：In response to the question “How satisfied are you with your life in general?
再回答这个问题“一般情况下你对于生活有多么满足？”

4. Early results from Canada's parliamentary election are givinga strong lead to the opposition Liberal Party led by Justin Trudeau.

lead to 导致；通向
例句：Heart failure led to her father's death.
心力衰竭导致她父亲的死亡。