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BBC在线收听下载:巴西举行大规模抗议活动
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1. President Erdoğan of Turkey has promised a relentless fight against terrorism after a car bomb killed at least 34 people in the center of Ankara.
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. No group has yet said it was behind this blast, but government sources are pointing to the Kurdish guerrillas the PKK or an offshoot.
point to 指; 显示…的位置
例句:Experts point to these major flaws。
专家们指出了以下缺陷。
3. Al-Qaeda in the Maghreb says it carried out the attack just like it did in two deadly sieges on hotels in the capitals of Mali and Burkina Faso a few months ago.
carry out 进行; 执行; 完成
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。
4. Partial results in German regional elections suggest an anti-immigration party has made a breakthrough due to rising discontent with Chancellor Merkel’s refugee policy.
due to 由于; 因为; 欠下债[账]
例句:Many accidents were due to pilot misjudgement.
许多事故都是由于飞行员判断失误造成的。
5. The outgoing President Thomas Boni Yayi stepped down after the maximum two five-year terms.
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。
6. We're out here because a small liberal lobby at the behest of the America and the west along with our rulers wants to put an end to Islamic laws in Pakistan.
along with 连同; 以及; 和…一起[一道]
例句:The bill came along with the package.
单据和包裹一起来的。
put and end to 杜绝; 结束,终止; 消弭
例句:The police are trying to put an end to smuggling, root and branch.
警察正在试图彻底禁绝走私。
7. We will not let this happen at any cost.
at any cost 无论如何; 不惜代价
例句:We determined to do this at any cost.
我们不惜任何代价,决心做这件事。