实战口语情景对话 第1285期:What is being threatened in your country? 在你的国家什么正在遭受威胁?

重点讲解：
1. refer to 谈到；指；
例句：Asked at the time about his use of the term "young boys" , Mitterrand said he called all men "boys" and it did not refer to minors.
当时，密特朗被问及他使用的“年轻男孩”一词，他说他把所有的男人都称为“男孩”，这并不是指未成年人。
2. as of 在…时；从…起；自…始；
例句：As of this afternoon, the festival site appeared to be up and running once again.
到今天下午为止，电影节网站看似已经恢复运行。
3. except for 除了；除…之外；唯有；
例句：Everyone was late, except for Richard.
除了理查德，其他所有人都迟到了。
4. quite a few 相当多；
例句：I can cite quite a few instances to illustrate.
我可以举出好几件事来说明。