VOA慢速英语:With Gadhafi Dead, What Does Future Hold for Libya?

短语讲解：

1. Moammar Gadhafi was twenty-seven when he took power in nineteen sixty-nine after a military overthrow of Libya's king.

take power当权，执政
例句：The usurper took power by force .
篡夺者武装夺取了权力。

2. This is a lesson to our leaders in this part of the world to know that power belongs to God and that God can take power from anybody anytime.

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

3. Gadhafi will be remembered in Uganda as a Pan-Africanist who contributed a lot to the workings of the African Union.

contribute to捐献; 促成
例句：Various factors contributed to his downfall.
多种因素导致了他的垮台。

4. The United States blamed Libya for bombing a German nightclub in nineteen eighty-six

blame for因…怪罪, 责怪(某人)
例句：He blamed his brother for breaking the window.
他责备他兄弟打破了窗玻璃。

5. In two thousand three, Colonel Gadhafi took steps to improve relations with the West.

take steps采取步骤；采取措施
例句：We should take steps to prevent war.
我们应当采取措施制止战争。

6. President Obama said the United States looks forward to the quick formation of a government and to free and fair elections.

look forward to期望, 盼望
例句：I'm looking forward to your visit next week.
我在盼望着你下周光临。

7. Mr. Obama added, "Without putting a single U.S. service member on the ground, we achieved our objectives, and our NATO mission will soon come to an end."

come to an end结束,终止
例句：All good things come to an end.
天下没有不散的筵席。