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VOA慢速英语:Issues Collide Over Europe’s Migrant Crisis

2015-09-13来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. Europe’s migrant crisis has brought the situation of hundreds of thousands of people fleeing conflict or seeking a better life to the world’s attention.

hundreds of thousands of 几十万,无数
例句:It have cost the steel industry hundreds of thousands of dollar each year!
铁锈每年给钢铁业造成了千百万元的损失。

2. In addition, there are concerns that militants could use the refugee movements to enter other countries. 

in addition 另外; 并且; 除此之外
例句:In addition, urban migrants add to the supply of labor.
此外,城市移民还增加了劳动的供应。

3. Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek said, “We need to have control over how many [migrants] we are capable of accepting.

be capable of 能够
例句:Susan is capable of hard work.
苏珊能胜任艰苦的工作。

4. The Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, said there were also concerns that Islamic State militants, known as ISIS or ISIL, could enter countries along with migrants.

along with 连同; 以及; 和…一起
例句:I'll go along with you.
我将随同你一起去。