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BBC在线收听下载:美国首例男性生殖器移植成功
短语讲解:
1. Our correspondent Bethony Bell is in Vienna, What we understand western diplomats are trying to do here in Vienna is to have actions which would encourage the opposition to return to peace talks in Geneva, the opposition suspended its participation of those peace talks in April because of the mounting violence in Syria because of the very partial and fragile truce was coming under enormous strain, and because of the lack of the humanitarian access to certain areas.
because of 因为,由于
例句:John's jacket got out of shape because of the heavy rain.
约翰的夹克因为大雨而变形。
2. A spokesman for the regional municipality of Wood Buffalo told BBC that 8,000 people were given procautionary evacuation orders late on Monday evening, in addition to some 4,000 who had already been advised to leave.
in addition to 除…之外
例句:What's your second language in addition to Chinese?
除了汉语以外,你的第二语言是什么?
3. Thomas Manning, who is 64, said he was determined to have a replacement penis after his own was amputated after he got cancer. He said he wanted to speak out about his experience.
speak out 毫无保留地说出
例句:Speak out. Don't just brood over things.
你有什么事就说吧, 别圈在心里。
4. If you saw the look on their face, they cringed, they just can't stand the idea.
look on 在一旁观看,袖手旁观
例句:Frustration predisposes him to look on the dark side of things.
挫折使他遇事只看其阴暗面。