BBC news 2009-07-26 加文本

1.Officials in Afghanistan say Taliban fighters have tried to carry out multiple suicide attacks on government buildings in the eastern city of Khost.

carry out进行, 实现, 贯彻, 执行

例句：Will your office use its staff to carry out work under my instructions?
      你们公司会让员工按照我的意思工作吗？

2.And other Taliban fighters followed up the explosions with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades.

follow up穷追, 把...探究到底，用继续行动来加强效果

例句：You should follow up your letter with a phone call.
      你应该写完信以后再跟着打个电话。

3.The FARC has been on the defensive in recent years in the face of military successes by President Alvaro Uribe.

in the face of面对

例句：The community carries on in the face of disaster.
      即使面对灾难这个社团还是在继续活动。

4.President Obama’s special envoy for the Middle East George Mitchell is in Syria where he is due to meet President Bashar Assad in a few hours’ time.

is due to应该，计划

例句：This meeting is due to hold in the large square.
       会议计划在大广场上举行。