VOA慢速英语:Iran, US Increase Cyberattacks Despite Nuclear Talks

短语讲解：

1. He says the incident may have shown Iranian leaders the value of cyber warfare, compared to controversial, costly and dangerous nuclear weapons.

compare to 把…比作， 喻为; 与…相比
例句：Your necklace is surely not to be compare to hers in value . 
论价值,你的项链当然比不上她的。 

2. “Clearly, cyber will be an element of almost any crisis we are going to see in the future,” said Admiral Rogers.

be going to 要，会，将要; 就要
例句：It felt pleasant to be going to work. 
走上工作岗位是很愉快的。 

3. Those are some of the reasons that could make them more appealing to terrorists and governments, instead of using conventional or nuclear weapons.

instead of （用…）代替…， （是…）而不是…
例句：Hemihydrate can be used instead of gypsum. 
半水物硫酸钙可以用来代替石膏。