BBC news 2009-07-18 加文本

1.NASA says the shuttle’s in no danger even though it was hit by debris thought to be foam that peeled off from the fuel tank.

peel off 剥落，脱落

例句：To cut an onion, you must first peel off the outer layer of skin.
      切洋葱先得把外皮去掉。

2.Supporters of the deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya have staged demonstrations across the country amid reports that the ousted leader is about to return home.

be about to即将

例句：The semester is about to be over.
      这学期快结束了。

3.A former communist Kolakowski spent almost half his life in exile in the West.

in exile 放逐

例句：Sun Yat-sen spent long years in exile abroad.
       孙中山曾长期流亡海外。