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VOA慢速英语:Venezuela Mourns President Hugo Chavez

2013-03-09来源:VOA

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短语讲解：

1. He was unable to attend swearing-in ceremonies for another term in office in January.

be unable to 不能/不会（做）…
例句：Anyway, I all be unable to come to tears my again effortlessly!
无论如何，我都不会再轻易地掉下我的泪！

2. We're going to miss him until the last day of our lives but we carry on his legacy here and we will carry it on with strength.

be going to 就要；快要
例句：Well, I also think he should be going to upgrade.
恩，我也觉得他应该快要升级了。

3. I think the important thing to remember about Venezuela is that they have never even threatened to cut off our oil.

cut off 切[隔]断
例句：I had my hair cut off and sold it.
我把头发剪掉卖了。

4. He said they were planning to weaken the Venezuelan government.

plan to do 计划做
例句：What do you plan to do now?
那你下一步计划呢?