和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Critics See Secular Education Under Attack in Turkey

2014-12-27来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. Turks no longer speak the language.

no longer 不再
例句:He could no longer hold back his tears. 
他再也忍不住自己的眼泪. 

2. The council called for required religious classes in high schools to be changed from one to two hours weekly and extended to all ages.

call for 需要
例句:Different circumstances call for different tactics. 
不同的情势需要不同的策略。 

3. "For years, Erdogan wanted to create a new, pious youth, ethically correct according to the canons of his mind and his lecture of Islam, and he is just putting this into practice," Aktar said.

according to 根据
例句:According to her, grandfather called at noon. 
据她说,祖父在中午打来电话。 

4. The changes have led to protest in Istanbul.

lead to 导致
例句:That may lead to a serious split in our class. 
那可能导致我们班的严重分裂。 

5. The Presidency of Religious Affairs is being more active in, for example, hospitals, women's shelters.

for example 例如, 譬如
例句:For example, after an e-mail message has been sent, there is no undoing it. 
例如,电子邮件发送以后就不存在撤销了。