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VOA慢速英语:Kony 2012 Becomes Most Viral Video in History
1. Have you heard of Joseph Kony?
hear of得悉, 听说
例句:We don't know the singer, but we have heard of her.
我们不认识那位歌唱家, 但我们听说过她。
2. For 26 years Kony has been kidnapping children into his rebel group the LRA, turning the girls into sex slaves and the boys into child soldiers.
turn into (使)变成
例句:Her bitter experience has turned her into a stronger person.
痛苦的经历使她变得更坚强了。
3. They hope the video will lead to his capture before the end of the year.
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. Some have accused the creators of seeking financial gain.
accuse of指责, 控告
例句:She accused the official of corruption.
她指控这位官员腐败。
5. Uganda says the LRA is no longer a major threat and that the group now has less than three hundred members.
no longer不再, 已不, 不复, 再也不
例句:He was long a famous musician, but he plays no longer.
他成为有名的音乐家已很久了, 但他现在不演奏了。
6. The head of Invisible Children, Ben Keesy, said the filmmaker was “suffering from exhaustion, dehydration and malnutrition.”
suffer from受苦;患病
例句:He suffered from poverty all his life.
他一生受贫穷之苦。
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