英音听力讲解:警方调查希拉里任国务卿时期的电邮

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1. The Thai navy brought the case in December in 2013 arguing that 41 word paragraphs which refer to the involvement of Thai naval forces in human trafficking damaged the navy's reputation.

refer to 参考; 指的是; 涉及
例句：Don' t refer to that problem again, please.
请不要再提那个问题了。

2. Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian started the website to cover tourists in Phuket but they were the first journalists to report on the plight of Roingya Muslims washing up on Thailand's Andaman coast, and on the harsh treatment they received from human trafficers and from some Thai officials.

wash up <英>饭后洗餐具; <美>洗脸和手
例句：You want to wash up?
你想洗一下吗?

3. I spent much of the last hour looking at some those emails on the state department website and the vast majority that I've seen so far are relatively mundane.

so far 迄今为止; 到目前为止
例句：Now, I have so far merely made assertions.
直到现在为止，我只是在作论述。

4. Mr Obama said it would ensure world leaders could not afford to not work.

afford to （买）得起（某物）
例句：Can you afford to pay these bills?
你能付得起这些费用吗？

5. Scientists believe about 90 percent of the world seabirds are likely to have some plastic in their stomaches.

be likely to 可能
例句：They would not be likely to alight on the surface of the sea.
它们大概不会降落于海面上。