BBC在线收听下载:警方调查里约奥运会非法贩售门票

短语讲解：

1. A high-profile member of the International Olympic Committee, Patrick Hickey,has temporarily stepped down after being arrested in Brazil by police investigating the illegal sale of tickets for the Rio Games.

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。

2. The International Paralympic Committee has warned that several countries may not be able to compete because their athletes haven't received the travel grants they were promised.

be able to 能够; 能
例句：He will be able to take up his normal routine shortly.
他不久就能处理日常事务。

3. He said three of those killed were wanted in connection with a series of terrorist attack.

in connection with 与…有关，连同
例句：He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.
他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

4. The US coast guard carried out the rescue with the help of local fire and tugboat crews.

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。