BBC news 2009-08-11 加文本

1.President Obama has described Mexico’s fight against drugs cartels as courageous and says he is confident the country will uphold human rights and be accountable for its actions.

be accountable for对…负责,说明…

例句：Every person is accountable for his own work.
      每个人都要对自己的工作负责。

2.In reference to the criticism on human rights grounds which Mexico has faced in that battle, Mr. Obama said the real rights abusers are the drug runners.

in reference to关于,与….有关

例句：His comment was made in reference to a study.
      他评论关于一篇研究论文。

3.Locals fled from the market close to where gun battles broke out.

break out突发,爆发,叫嚷

例句：The students broke out in a riot of laughter.
      学生们突然放声大笑。

4.The American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged the student community in the Democratic Republic of Congo to speak out against corruption and conflict which she says have marred the central African country for too long.

speak out against公开反对,大声疾呼地反对

例句：No one dared to speak out against the injustice.
      没人敢对不公正行为表示公开反对。

5.The group argues this type of fishing destroys the sea bed and the marine environment, but the Swedish authorities say the project is a publicity stunt that will do little to protect cod stocks.

publicity stunt做秀，哗众取宠的意思

例句：Climbing up the church tower is a fine publicity stunt.
      攀登教堂钟楼是绝妙的宣传性噱头。