BBC news 2009-09-03 加文本

1.The US Associate Attorney General, Thomas Perrelli, announcing the settlement, said the Obama administration was determined to put an end to health care abuses.

be determined to决心,决定

例句：We are determined to fulfill the task.
      我们决定完成这项任务。

put an end to结束,终止

例句：The accident put an untimely end to the party.
      意外事故使聚会匆匆结束了。

2.There were scenes of panic in Indonesia’s capital as office workers rushed out of towering skyscrapers after a powerful earthquake hit the island of Java.

rush out匆忙出来,赶制出来

例句：夺门而逃 force the door and rush out

3.Critics say Israel uses them as a political tool in an attempt to bolster Jewish claims to occupied Palestinian land.

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。