BBC news 2009-08-15 加文本

1.The entire neighborhood has been sealed off and eyewitnesses say hundreds of Hamas fighters have been firing on the mosque with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns.

seal off把...封锁起来

例句：An unused wing of the hospital was sealed off.
      一个未启用的医院侧厅被封锁了。

2.The imam and armed supporters swore to fight to the death rather than hand over authority of the mosque to Hamas.

rather than胜于,而不，不

例句：Most thinking is reactive rather than projective.
      思考问题多数情况是被动反应而不是主动想办法。

3.The Taiwanese authorities say Typhoon Morakot has cost 3.5 billion dollars in agricultural losses alone without taking into account the destruction of homes, roads and bridges.

take into account考虑,对…加以考虑

例句：You must take into account the boy's long illness.
      你必须考虑这男孩久病不愈的情况。

4.In an attempt to preempt a financial crisis, Lamido Sanusi announced that more than 2.5 billion dollars would be injected into the affected banks.

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。

5.They said they were in contact with international agencies keeping track of the ship’s movement.

in contact with与…接触,与…联系

例句：I'll get in contact with a rental car company.
      我将和出租汽车公司联系。