【Africa】 - AEAS备考词汇

Africa

UK:  ['æfrɪkə]

n.

1.非洲

1 . Scientists say the dry conditions in the Horn of Africa are at least partly the result of an event half a world away.
科学家们说，在非洲之角的干燥条件下，至少部分是事件的结果半个世界之遥。

2 . Had the Axis powers finished off the British in north Africa first, they could have attacked Russia from the south as well as the east.
要是轴心国能首先在北非将英军剿灭，他们就可以从南线和东线包抄俄国。

3 . Following the beating-up of MDC leaders last March, South Africa's president, Thabo Mbeki, has been trying to mediate between the two sides.
继2007年3月民主变革运动的多位领导人被毒打事件之后，南非总统塔博•姆贝基（ThaboMbeki）一直就在试图在两边调停。

4 . At the moment, according to Prado, Brazil's government spends just $17 million or so a year on agricultural cooperation projects in Africa.
据普拉多数据，目前，巴西政府每年花费在非洲的农业合作项目上的费用是1700万美元。

5 . Mr. Gunton is now starting work on a series about Africa. He said each of the series take "between three and five years to make. "
迈克·冈顿正在准备拍摄一部关于非洲的系列纪录片，他说每部这样的纪录片都要拍摄“三到五年的时间”。