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VOA慢速英语:Activist's Death Affects Indonesian Democratic Progress

2014-09-27来源:VOA

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短语讲解：

1. Munir Said Thalib died at a time when civil rights and freedom of speech were suppressed in Indonesia.

at a time 依次，逐一，每次
例句：Do one thing at a time.
一次只专注于一件事情。

2. One involved the kidnapping and disappearance of student activists during the riots that led to the resignation of former President Suharto.

lead to 导致
例句：Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
抽烟可能导致肺癌。

3. Activists point to a United States diplomatic cable from 2007.

point to 显示…的位置[方向]; 表明;
例句：The few published studies point to a huge problem.
许多已发表的研究都表明一个巨大问题。

4. During his first term as president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono set up an independent team to investigate the case.

set up 建立; 准备
例句：The students also set up debating teams.
学生们还成立了辩论队。