英音听力讲解:八国集团峰会在美召开

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短语讲解：

1. The summit has now moved on to other issues, including foodsecurity, energy and climate, partnerships in North Africa and theMiddle East, and the war in Afghanistan.

move on 前进;往前走
例句：Move on, please.
请往前走。

2. Several hundred demonstrators were detained in Frankfurt onFriday during unauthorised protests close to the headquarters ofthe European Central Bank.

close to 接近于
例句：She was close to tears.
她快要哭出来了。

3. The blast left a large crater, rows of smouldering cars andblew out the facades of nearby buildings.

blow out (使火)熄灭；(轮胎)爆裂
例句：Be careful ! A short circuit will blow out the fuse. 
小心!短路会烧坏保险丝的。 

4. It says al-Qaeda is now helping the insurgent Free Syrian Army,but opposition activists have argued that forces loyal to thegovernment are behind the bombings in order to discredit the FreeSyrian Army and to frighten people into staying loyal to PresidentAssad.

in order to 为了
例句：We started early in order to arrive before dark.
为了在天黑前到达,我们很早就动身了。

5. Yemeni officials say clashes with Islamist militants linked toal-Qaeda have left more than 30 people dead in the south of thecountry.

link to 把……和……联系起来
例句：We started early in order to arrive before dark.
为了在天黑前到达,我们很早就动身了。

6. The rocket's engines were shut down just as it was about totake off from Cape Canaveral in Florida.

be about to 即将做某事
例句：The autumn harvest is about to start. 
秋收即将开始。
take off 出发，起飞
例句：What I want to know is when the plane is to take off. 
我想知道的是飞机何时起飞。 

7.  The unmanned craft made by the Californian company SpaceX wasdue to carry half a tonne of food and equipment to the spacestation.

due to 因为,由于
例句：Her absence was due to the storm.
由于风雨交加她没来。