BBC news 2009-08-09 加文本

1.The British Embassy employee Hossein Rassam was accused of spying for his role in reporting on the opposition and on their demonstrations.

accuse of指控

accuse，charge，indict都含有一定的"指控,控告"之意
accuse sb. of doing sth.为…指责某人,控告某人1.The soldier was accused of running away when the enemy attacked.这个士兵被指控为临阵逃脱.

charge sb. with doing sth.指控某人…He charged me with negligence of duty.他指控我玩忽职守.
indicate sb for sth.指控，告发某人…His company indicted him for sabotage他公司告发他的破坏行为.in connection with 与...有关,

连同 He is suspicious to be in connection with the robery.他被怀疑与这期抢劫案有关。

2. According to the official News Agency he admitted his mistakes and asked for clemency.

according to根据,按照,随…而定

例句：Unacceptable or undesirable according to social convention.
      不被接受的不能被社会常理接受的或欢迎的。

3.It's now up to the European Union whether they can agree new diplomatic measures such as the withdrawal of ambassadors or perhaps new financial sanctions.

up to由…决定

例句：It is up to you which one to choose.
      选择哪一个完全取决于你。

4.In Vavuniya the confinement of more than a quarter of a million Tamils in refugee camps may have counted against the government.

count against对…不利

例句：You must not count his inexperience against him.
      你不可因为他没经验就认为他不行。

5. He was found dead by his teammates in his room after failing to turn up for their evening meal.

turn up找到,发现,出现,折起,拐入,卷起,使仰卧,突然发生

例句：I really expected him to turn up on time.
      我真心期待他能准时出现。