VOA慢速英语:Clashes Intensify on Turkish-Syrian Border

短语讲解：

1. Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are accused of firing a shell that struck a house in Akcakale on Wednesday.

accuse of 指责，控告
例句：How dare you accuse me of lying!
你怎敢指责我说谎！

2. He will survive but as an amputee. The father lies on the sidewalk.

lie on 压在[位于]…之上；依赖，取决于；
例句：Lie on the bed please. I'll examine you.
请躺在床上，我给您检查一下。

3. The hospital was heavily damaged and is able to provide only emergency first aid.

be able to 能，会；能够；克
例句：You also need to be able to rap.
你也必须能够进行说唱。

4. Last month, more than three hundred army officers were found guilty of plotting against Turkey’s government.

more than 多于
例句：True friendship is worth more than money. 
真正的友谊比金钱更有价值。 

5. Turkey feels that it has been left alone to deal with crisis on Syria.

deal with 解决
例句：That's the soundest way to deal with the whole thing. 
这是解决问题最好的办法。 

6. The international community, despite having engaged in the rhetoric of the responsibility to protect, did not live up to the bargain."

live up to 符合
例句：I had to live up to my oath. 
我必须履行我的宣誓。