BBC news 2009-10-02 加文本

1.In his statement the judge said Carlos Menem had covered up what was called at the time “the Syrian connection”.

cover up掩饰,遮掩,掩盖,包括

例句：Thou mayest cover up thy secret from the prying multitude.
       你可以对那些刨根问底的群众隐藏你的秘密。

2.His brother, Munir Menem, who was presidential chief of staff at the time, a formal federal judge, two intelligence officers and two police officers were also indicted.

indict charge accuse

charges against sb起诉某人。accuse，charge，indict都含有一定的"指控,控告"之意
accuse sb. of doing sth.为…指责某人,控告某人1.The soldier was accused of running away when the enemy attacked.这个士兵被指控为临阵逃脱.

charge sb. with doing sth.指控某人…He charged me with negligence of duty.他指控我玩忽职守.
indicate sb for sth.指控，告发某人…His company indicted him for sabotage他公司告发他的破坏行为.in connection with 与...有关, 连同 He is suspicious to be in connection with the robery.他被怀疑与这期抢劫案有关。

3.Reports from Somalia say the Islamist group Al-Shabaab has now taken control of the strategic port of Kismayo, following clashes with another Islamist militia Hizbul-Islam.

take control of控制,掌管，托管

例句：an attempt to take control of a corporation.
      控制一个公司的企图。

4.The research reported in the Journal Science says the 1.2-metre-tall skeleton found in Ethiopia in 1994 show signs of the first stage of human evolution better than anything seen to date.

to date至今, 直到今天, 到目前为止

例句：This is the finest one to date.
       这是迄今为止最好的。