和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Boston Bombings Investigation Continues

2013-04-27来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. Americans continue to follow reports on people and events linked to a bomb attack more than a week ago during the Boston Marathon.

more than 不止
例句:We have more than a car!
我们可不止有辆车!

2. Two young men are accused of carrying out the attack. The two are brothers.

carry out 执行;进行
例句:The onus is on them to carry out immediate reviews.
它们有义务立即重新对此进行评估。

3. And, there is an aspect of injustice that is very difficult to not want to act on.

act on 对…起作用[有功效];奉行
例句:The bowling ball has a greater mass, so there's more stuff for gravity to act on.
保龄球的质量更大,所以引力作用的面积会更多。

4. The investigators wanted to learn if Tamerlan Tsarnaev had contacts with Islamist extremists.

contact with 与…有交往[联系]
例句:Commissioners are in frequent contact with their american counterparts.
委员们更加频繁的与他们美国的同僚们接触。

5. His recent research deals with migration and violence.

deal with 应付; 对待
例句:Can you deal with the money part?
你能处理钱的部分吗?

6. A lot of times immigrants that are alone and don’t have a community and support group oftentimes they suffer from status deprivation.

suffer from 因…而受罚[苦,损]
例句:Do you suffer from the strain of modern life?
你苦于现代生活的紧张吗?