VOA慢速英语:Britain Shaken by Media Phone-Hacking

短语讲解：

1. British reporters are known for doing almost anything to get a story.

be known for因…而众所周知
例句：Guilin is known for its beautiful sceneries.
桂林因风景优美而出名。

2. But reports that a newspaper secretly listened to telephone messages of murdered schoolgirls and other private citizens have produced shock and anger.

listen to听…(讲话)
例句：We like to listen to the children talking.
我们喜欢听孩子们谈话。

3. The investigation led him to resign in January as communications director to Prime Minister David Cameron.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。

4. Other accusations include paying police for information on stories.

pay for为…付钱
例句：I have to pay 150 dollars for the sewing machine.
我得花150美元买这台缝纫机。

5. Murder victims, terrorist victims, families who have lost loved ones, sometimes defending our country, that these people could have had their phones hacked into, in order to generate stories for a newspaper, is simply disgusting.

in order to为了…
例句：We learn a language in order to communicate. 
我们学习语言是为了交流思想。 

6. He also called for a second investigation.

call for 要求
例句：The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。

7. In particular, they should look at how our newspapers are regulated and make recommendations for the future.

in particular尤其, 特别
例句：She likes fruit and tomatoes in particular.
她喜欢水果, 尤其是西红柿。

8. News International belongs to Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, also known as News Corp.

belong to属于
例句：Victory belongs to the most persevering.
胜利属于最有毅力的人。

9. Some phone messages may have been deleted to make room for more messages, giving her family false hope that she was still alive.

make room for给…让出空地方
例句：Can you make room for another?
你还能腾出一个人的地方吗?

10. After his father died, the younger Murdoch took control of the two newspapers that his father owned.

take control of控制
例句：Take control of your own destiny.
掌握自己的命运。