和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Islamic State Bombs Baghdad Market; 67 Dead

2015-08-14来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. Iraqi officials say a bomb explosion killed at least 67 people in a Shi'ite Muslim neighborhood of Baghdad Thursday.

at least 至少
例句:At least she is a paragon with her feet on the ground.
她至少是一个脚踏实地的特殊人物。

2. Many more were wounded. Officials say the explosives were in a truck that blew up at the crowded Jameela market in Sadr City.

blow up 爆炸(使); 产生
例句:He will blow up, and call names, and make reflections whenever they meet.
他碰头就发脾气,信口谩骂,算旧帐。

3. The Islamic State group said it carried out the attack. The Sunni militant group considers Shi’ites to be heretics.

carry out 履行
例句:No matter what we do, we must carry out our duties.
无论干什么工作,我们都应履行自己的职责。

4. It said Thursday that 55 percent disapproved of Mr. Obama's Iran policy and 33 percent approved of it.

approve of 赞成,赞同
例句:I quite approve of the idea of your plan.
我很赞成你的计划中的构想。

5. Mr. Kerry is to meet with a small group of the dissidents at the home of the chief of the U.S. mission later Friday.

meet with 遇见,遭遇
例句:They will surely meet with due punishment.
他们一定会受到应得的惩罚。