BBC news 2009-08-10 加文本

1.The delegation was due to arrive on Tuesday in an attempt to mediate in the Honduran political crisis.

in an attempt to试图…,企图…

例句：The police fired in an attempt to disperse the crowd.
      警察开枪想驱散群众。

2.The OAS suspended Honduras just days later and has been actively campaigning for the deposed President Manuel Zelaya’s return to power ever since.

ever since从那时到现在

例句：They have been the town talk ever since their elopement.
      他们自私奔以来就一直是人们闲谈的话题。

3.Presidential elections were due to be held this year, but delays mean they’re more likely to be held in 2010.

due to由于…,归因于…;预定…

例句：He explained that his lameness was due to an accident.
      他解释他的跛脚是意外造成的。

4.Mrs. Clinton praised Angola for its progress since the end of the war in 2002, and said the 2008 parliamentary elections have been peaceful and credible although she stopped short of calling them free or fair.

stop short of决定不做某事

例句：Will the city council actually stop short of increasing taxes?
      市议会真地不会采取增加税收的措施吗？