VOA慢速英语:Ukrainian Reporter Shot Dead in Kyiv

短语讲解：

1. Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in a live nationwide call-in show Thursday.

take part in 参加
例句：Take part in the physical exercises and build up your strength.
参加体育活动增强体力。

2. Russia’s central bank has predicted the country’s economy will shrink by as much as 5 percent this year.

as much as 差不多，等于
例句：I try to ward off fatigue by resting as much as possible.
为了防止疲劳，我尽可能多休息。

3. Al-Qaida militants have taken control of a major airport in Yemen's southern port of Mukalla.

take control of 控制
例句：Surely she would take control of the situation; after all she was a professional.
她肯定会控制这局面，她毕竟是个行家。

4. He will use that savings as well as company profits to make it possible for every employee to earn a salary of $70,000.

as well as 也，又
例句：Boys as well as girls are taught cookery in school these days.
现在学校里男女学生都学烹饪。