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BBC在线收听下载:世卫组织称几内亚的埃博拉疫情结束
短语讲解:
1. A BBC correspondent who was able to enter the city said Iraqi fighters were still trying to catch retreating militants.
be able to 能够; 能,会
例句:The car would be unlikely to be able to make the turn.
汽车未必能作这样的转弯。
2. The current crisis began in November when Nicaragua, a close ally of Cuba denied access to thousands of migrants arriving from Costa Rica.
thousands of 数千的
例句:A computer consists of thousands of components.
电脑由成千上万个部件组成。
3. After a meeting in Guatemala, foreign ministers from central American nations and Mexico agreed to give them passage.
agree to 同意, 赞成, 同意照办
例句:We cannot agree to consign the goods.
我们不同意寄售此货。
4. At one point he was the boss of 'La Tuta', the infamous drugs lord who was captured earlier this year.
at one point 一度; 在某一刻
例句:At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet.
有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。