BBC在线收听下载:巴西前总统卢拉已被正式起诉

短语讲解：

1. The US military has reportedly captured a chemical weapons expert who once worked for Saddam Hussein but now belongs to the militant Islamic State Group.

belong to 属于
例句：I belong to no party.
我不属于任何派别。

2. The US recently increased its capacity to carry out special forces operations in Iraq and it seems the commanders managed to take prisoner a man called Sleiman Daoud al-Afari.

carry out 进行; 执行; 完成; 抬出去
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. There is some skepticism by outside experts about such claims but there is no doubt that North Korea is developing both nuclear weapons and the rockets to deliver them.

no doubt 固然; 无疑地; 很可能
例句：I am sure he will come. I have no doubt about it.
我肯定他会来。我一点也不怀疑。

4. The car manufacturer Volkswagen says its top executive in the US Michael Horn is stepping down with immediate effect.

step down 退休，辞职
例句：If I were to be, I would step down and raise my voice immediately.
一旦我弄清楚了，我会立即辞职站出来表态。

5. So we're really dealing with a very more sophisticated criminal element than we're ever before.

deal with 应付; 对待; 惠顾; 与…交易
例句：I have a huge pile of letters to deal with.
我有一大堆信件要处理。

6. The White House has ruled out a meeting between president Barack Obama and the aging leader of Cuban revolution Fidel Castro during the US president's historic trip to Havana later this month.

rule out 用直线划掉; 宣布…不可能，排除…的可能性
例句：We had to rule out the possibility of increased supplies.
我们只好排除了增加供应的可能性。