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慢速英语:Intelligence Leaker Gets 35-Year Jail Term

Source: VOA    2013-08-24   English BBS   Favorite  

短语讲解:

1. Manning provided more than 700,000 classified files and other materials to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.

more than 不止
例句:Running releases more than just sweat.
跑步释放的不止是汗水。

2. He had faced as long as 90 years in prison for providing American secrets to WikiLeaks.

in prison 在监狱中
例句:His sentence could top 150 years in prison.
最高量刑可判他入狱150年。

3. Government lawyers called for a 60-year sentence. Under military rules, Manning could be considered for a conditional release from prison in less than nine years.

call for 要求
例句:Chinese companies call for fairer treatment from foreigners.

中国公司要求更公平的对待外国人。

4. The sentencing followed a 12-week trial and a long legal battle over the release of hundreds of thousands of records.

hundreds of thousands of 几十万,无数
例句:The city subways carry hundreds of thousands of passengers a day. 
市内的地下铁每天运载数十万乘客。 


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