VOA慢速英语:South Sudan’s Army Promises to Free Child Soldiers

remove from从…中移开〔拿走, 除掉〕
例句：She removed mud from her shoes.
她擦去了鞋上的泥。

2. She announced Friday in Juba that the deal could lead to two thousand more children being released soon.

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。

3. The South Sudanese people voted in January of last year to separate from the government in Khartoum.

separate from分开
例句：No child should ever be separated from his mother by force.
绝不能强行使任何一个孩子与母亲分开。

4. Ms. Coomaraswamy says it is important for the army to act quickly on the new deal, signed Monday.

act on奉行; 按照…而行动
例句：The police are acting on the information received.
警方正根据获得的情报采取行动。

5. The number of child soldiers in the military has grown because many came from rebel groups that accepted a government offer of a general pardon.

come from来自某处
例句：They came from all parts of the country.
他们来自全国各地。

6. The United Nations is looking to quickly remove South Sudan from the child-soldier list.

look to依靠〔指望〕(某人或某事)
例句：She has always looked to her parents for advice.
她总是指望她的父母替她出主意。

7. It called for Joseph Kony to be captured and brought to trial at the International Criminal Court.

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。

8. You know we have cases in South Sudan of people picking up a gun and deciding to go find Kony.

pick up拾起, 捡起; 抬起
例句：I would have picked it up if I had noticed it.
我如果看见的话, 我早就把它拣起来了。