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BBC在线收听下载:芬兰即将迎来独立100周年 挪威考虑送一座山当贺礼
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1. Plans to build the UK's first nuclear power plant in a generation have been delayed by the British government, hours after the French energy company EDF agreed to go ahead with it.
agree to 同意, 赞成, 同意照办
例句:We cannot agree to consign the goods.
我们不同意寄售此货。
2. But in a surprise move, the financial contract between the firm and the government won't now be signed until at least this autumn.
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。
3. They say there was a new leadership in the country, it's right a time as taken to consider the huge project, but having already suffered from years of setbacks, this is another unexpected delay.
suffer from 患(某种病),受(某种病痛)折磨; 因…而受罚
例句:I often suffer from unaccountable headaches.
我常莫名其妙地头疼。
4. Indonisian officials say the executions of four prisoners sentenced to death for drug offences have been carried out.
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。
5. The messages justifying what Kermiche planned to do was sent via a messaging service which is encrypted and were not picked up by French intelligence services.
pick up 捡起; 接载; 学会
例句:He wanted to pick up a clean shirt.
他要拿一件干净的衬衫。
6. Hillary Clinton will address the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in few hours time, setting out her vision for the presidency. Barbara Plett-Usher reports.
set out 出发; 着手; 动身; 安排
例句:He set out to conquer the literary world of London.
他决心赢得伦敦文学界的赞誉。