BBC news 2009-08-31 加文本

1.The man almost certain to be Japan’s next Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama says his party’s apparent landslide-victory in the general election was due to public anger with politics during a crippling economic recession.

due to由于…,归因于…

例句：His failure is due to his carelessness.
      他的失败是由于粗心。

2.while his party would be celebrating on Sunday night, the conservatives were forced to admit they suffer a painful defeat.

be forced to不得不

例句：The enemy were forced to make an unconditional surrender.
      敌军被迫无条件投降。

3.The Taiwanese government has sought to distance itself from the visit.

distance oneself from 远离

例句：Interestingly, there are several reasons why it is so important to distance oneself from the rest. 
      一定要拉开和其他人的距离，背后的原因很多。

4.The charges against him date back to a time before he became prime minister, when he was mayor of Jerusalem and then Trade and Industry Minister.

date back to始于,可以追溯到…

例句：The history of hockey can date back to thousands ago.
      曲棍球的历史可以追溯到数千年前。