短语讲解:
1. Police in Myanmar broke up a protest by student activists on Tuesday.
break up 结束; (使)破碎
例句: In spring the ice-floes break up.
春天浮冰碎裂了。
2. Hundreds of student activists set off last month from Mandalay.
set off 出发; (使)开始; 引起
例句:She turned away, and set off towards the lake.
她不加理睬,转身往湖边走去。
3. The letter came from 47 Republican senators.
come from 来自
例句:Ambient noise may come from any direction.
外界噪声可以来自任意方向。
4. The wife of Ivory Coast’s former president has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
be sentenced to 被判处……
例句:Whoever commits the crime shall be sentenced to ten years in prison.
任何人犯了此罪就要被判处十年徒刑。
5. Her sentence is two times as long as the 10-year term requested by the government.
as long as 只要; 如果
例句:You may stay here as long as you like.
你高兴在这里待多久就待多久。