BBC在线收听下载:沙特圣城麦地发生爆炸袭击案件

短语讲解：

1. The United Nations says 62,000 Syrians trapped in four towns are at risk of starving to death.

starve to death 饿死
例句：We have to eat, or we will starve to death.
我们不得不吃点东西，否则我们就饿死了。

2. The UN resident coordinator in Damascus, Yacoub El Hillo, called for urgent medical evacuations as well as immediate and unconditional access for humanitarian aid.

as well as 也，又
例句：Boys as well as girls are taught cookery in school these days.
现在学校里男女学生都学烹饪。

3. The Islamic State group posted Rohan’s picture on Facebook on Friday and said it carried out the attack in which 20, mostly foreign hostages and two policemen, were killed.

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. Clothing companies, such as Japan’s Uniqlo, say they are suspending all but essential travel in response.

in response 作为答复
例句：He opened the door in response to a knock.
他应敲门声而开了门。

5. A leading Shia Muslim cleric in Iraq has bitterly criticised the government after a weekend bomb attack in Baghdad killed at least 165 people.

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。