VOA慢速英语:Is the World a Mess?

短语讲解：

1. The word "mess" can be used to describe something complex or very difficult to deal with.

deal with 应付;  对待
例句：I cannot deal with your paranoia.
我管不了你的多疑症.

2. The conflict in Ukraine has been in the news almost daily since the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 last month.

shoot down 朝下射击; 击落; 击破…的论点
例句：Turboprops are also hard to shoot down.
涡轮螺旋桨飞机也很难被击落。

3. Since then, more than 1,000 people have died in the fighting.

more than 不只是; 很; 超过; 在…次以上
例句：America and britain have more than 12.
美国和英国甚至多余多于12个。

4. And so it's in not just real time but sort of immediacy that allows us to connect with suffering in a way that we don't see in terms of positive news stories.

connect with 转乘; 使有关系; 与…连接; 用电话同…相联系
例句：He doesn't seem to connect with anybody. 
他好像和谁都不来往。 
in terms of 就…而言; 以…为单位
例句：In terms of cash outlay, the sum is peanuts. 
从花费来看,这笔钱乃区区小数。