BBC news 2009-07-06 加文本

1.It’s possible his aircraft will instead head for the neighboring state of El Salvador.

head for出发, 动身, 前往

例句：Many people are heading for the airport to welcome the pop star.
      许多人正前往机场迎接这位流行歌星的到来。

2.Reports say the demonstrators were ethnic Uighurs who make up the majority in the region.

make up 组成

例句：Women make up two-fifths of the British labour force.
      妇女构成英国劳动力人数的五分之二。

3.On the eve of his meeting in Moscow with President Obama, the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has expressed hope that agreement can be reached on a new Nuclear Disarmament Treaty and on Missile Defense.

reach an agreement达成协议，取得一致意见

例句：It's extremely unlikely/improbable to reach an agreement between us.
      在我们之间达成协议是绝对不可能的。

4.State media say police rushed to restore order in Xinjiang’s capital Urumqi after protesters attacked passers-by and set fire to vehicles.

set fire to点燃，纵火

例句：Someone deliberately set fire to the house.
      有人故意纵火烧毁了房屋。