BBC news 2009-06-09 加文本

1.However, several other members repeated calls for Mr. Brown to stand down, following Labour’s heavy losses in the European elections and local polls in Britain.

stand down离开证人席, 退出, 顺潮航行

例句：The secretary is proposing to stand down in favour of a younger man.
       这位大臣打算辞职，让位给一个比较年轻的人。

step down走下, 逐步减低, 辞职, 下台

例句：The revolutionary force forced the emperor to step down.
       革命军催迫皇帝退位。

2.A civil court in Northern Ireland has ruled that four dissident republicans were responsible for a bomb attack in 1998, although no one has been convicted in a criminal court.

be responsible for 是...的原因, 对...起作用, 构成...的一部分【法】对...负责

例句：All pilots should be responsible for their passengers' safety.
      所有的飞机驾驶员均应对乘客的安全负责。

3.Mr. Bongo took office in November 1967, and run Gabon as a one-party state for his first two decades as president, until strikes and demonstrations forced him to legalize opposition parties.

take office就职

例句：When will the new President take office?
      新总统什么时候就职。

4.It said the 73-year-old leader had passed away following a heart attack, announcing 30 days of national mourning.

pass away去世, 停止, 离去, 消逝

例句：She hoped that the problem would eventually pass away.
      她希望麻烦能够最终消失。