BBC news 2009-09-26 加文本

1.He said he wanted the UN’s nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, to inspect the site as soon as possible, noting that Iran had only come clean long after construction began.

come clean坦白承认,彻底交待,和盘托出

例句：To come clean, I found the movie exceedingly boring.
      说实话，我觉得这部电影简直无聊透顶。

2.The Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the new facility would not be operational for 18 months and Iran had informed the IAEA about it in time to comply with the agency’s rules.

comply with同意,服从,遵守,履行

例句：People Who refuse to comply with the law will be punished.
      拒不守法的人会受到惩罚。

3.The US would like to transfer 5 present of the votes in the IMF from old world to new. And for all the rhetoric, the Europeans are fighting that tooth and nail.

tooth and nail拼命，激烈

例句：I fought tooth and nail to get it, there was nothing easy about it.
      我为了得到它激烈争斗过，真的不容易。

4.The Brazilian foreign minister told the Security Council those inside lacked access to food, water and other basic supplies.

access to接近；通向…的入口

例句：The only access to the town is across the Bridge.
      到镇上唯一的通路是经过一座桥。

5.They can't bring themselves to say it officially, but when it comes to the economy, the G7 is dead.

when it comes to一谈到；就…而论

例句：He's no slouch when it comes to writing books.
      要说到写书他可是行家里手。