VOA慢速英语:Taliban Free Hundreds of Prisoners in Afghanistan

短语讲解：

1. Afghan officials said there were a total of 436 prisoners in the complex.

a total of 总数为
例句：Their expenses reached a total of 1, 000 pounds.
他们的花费总计1000英镑。

2. At least 355 are said to have escaped during the attack.

at least 至少
例句：In fact it requires at least n generators.
事实上，它至少要有n个元素。

3. Governor Takeshi Onaga made the announcement after talks broke down between his administration and Japan’s central government.

break down 失败; （以便分析） 划分; 损坏
例句：The artificial distinctions of race also break down.
人为的种族差别也就会消除。

4. Over 19,000 U.S. Marines are stationed in Okinawa in order to rapidly respond to regional threats, provide disaster assistance and defend the interests of the United States and Japan.

in order to 为了…
例句：He did not come here in order to attend the meeting.
他来这里决不是要参加会议的。