BBC news 2009-05-31 加文本

1.An army spokesman General Athar Abbas said Mingora was now under military control.

under control在控制之下；被控制住

例句：Public health officials now say the disease is under control and is not a public health threat.
      公共卫生官员日前宣布，这种疾病已经得到控制并且不会对大众健康造成威胁。

under the control of 在……控制下  take control of 控制

2.Pakistani troops have been keeping watch on the almost deserted city centre of Mingora, and have been carrying out street-by-street patrol securing neighborhoods and checking houses for boby traps.

keep watch on监视

例句：Please, keep a close watch on the children while they are in the pool.
      孩子在游泳池里的时候，你一定要好好地看着他们。

3. In December thieves carried out the biggest ever jewelry theft in France near the Champs Elysees, making off with 120 million dollars worth of stock.

make off离开，逃走

例句：A long gunman gave a dozen deli employees the chill of their life when he herded them into two walk - in freezers and       make off with$9,000.
      一名独行持枪匪徒，将12名熟食店的工作人员赶进两间冷冻室，抢走了9000美元。这些人一辈子也没如此受冻(受惊)过。

4.Thirteen MPs have promised to stand down at the next election as a result of the disclosures.

stand down离开证人席, 退出, 顺潮航行

例句：He's decided to stand down after fifteen years as managing director.
       当了15年董事长后，他决定退位不干了。