BBC在线收听下载:印度一火箭发射20颗卫星

短语讲解：

1. Japan and South Korea said the fact that one of the devices travelled hundreds of kilometers indicated that North Korea's programme was making progress.

hundreds of 好几百，许许多多
例句：Hundreds of office buildings and homes developed large cracks in walls and ceilings.
数百栋写字楼和住宅楼的墙壁和天花板上都出现了裂缝。

2. On the eve of a referendum on whether Britain should remain in or leave the European Union, more than 1,000 business leaders have warned in an open letter that an exit would bring uncertainty for jobs and trade.

on the eve of 在…的前夕
例句：On the eve of our examination, it rained.
在考试前夕，下雨了。

3. An Australian commission investigating child abuse has heard that junior recruits were raped and forced to have sex with each other in some divisions of the Australian defense force.

each other 互相，彼此
例句：Do you often help each other with your lessons?
你们经常互相帮助复习功课吗？

4. Operators will no longer need a full pilot license.

no longer 不再，已不
例句：He could no longer hold back his tears.
他再也忍不住自己的眼泪。

5. Under the new regulations small commercial drones can be flown in daylight hours as long as the pilot is over the age of 16, keeps the drone in their sight and below a height of 120 meters.

as long as 只要; 如果; 既然; 由于
例句：As long as I breathe, I will fight them.
只要一息尚存，我就要跟他们斗。

6. The payload included devices ranging in weight from more than 700 kilos to as little as 1.5, include an Indian cartographic satellite as well as those belonging to the country's universities and international customers.

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

7. It's a significant moment for India's ambitious space programme, which has recorded a number of achievements including sending probes to the Moon and Mars.

a number of 一些; 许多的
例句：Monkeys are transmitters of a number of dangerous diseases.
猴子是许多危险疾病的传染媒介。