VOA慢速英语:At Least 18 Dead in Bangkok Bombing

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短语讲解：

1. At least 18 people have been killed and many more wounded in an explosion near a Hindu shrine in central Bangkok late Monday.
 
at least 至少
例句：For that day at least he lost heart.
至少这一天他是垂头丧气的。

2. The explosion took place near an area that attracts tourists and people buying goods.

take place 发生
例句：Earthquakes take place far underground.
地震则发生在地球的极深处。

3. Search and rescue workers are heading to an area in the eastern province of Papua, Indonesia, where pieces that may belong to a missing Indonesian passenger plane have been seen.

belong to 属于
例句：I belong to no party.
我不属于任何派别。

4. As many as 80,000 troops are taking part in the yearly exercise, which is aimed at preparing for a military invasion from the North.

as many as 和…一样多; 不下于
例句：They drew as many as four times that year.
他们那一年四次打成平局。

5. This is the first time South Korea has done that in more than 10 years.

more than 多于
例句：Margaret needed support more than ever.
玛格丽特比以往更需要关心。