VOA慢速英语:Myanmar Police Clash with Students

短语讲解：

1. Police in Myanmar broke up a protest by student activists on Tuesday.

break up 结束; （使）破碎
例句： In spring the ice-floes break up. 
春天浮冰碎裂了。

2. Hundreds of student activists set off last month from Mandalay.

set off 出发; （使）开始; 引起
例句：She turned away, and set off towards the lake. 
她不加理睬，转身往湖边走去。 

3. The letter came from 47 Republican senators.

come from 来自
例句：Ambient noise may come from any direction. 
外界噪声可以来自任意方向。 

4. The wife of Ivory Coast’s former president has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

be sentenced to 被判处……
例句：Whoever commits the crime shall be sentenced to ten years in prison. 
任何人犯了此罪就要被判处十年徒刑。 

5. Her sentence is two times as long as the 10-year term requested by the government.

as long as 只要;  如果
例句：You may stay here as long as you like. 
你高兴在这里待多久就待多久。