BBC news 2009-10-10 加文本

1.President Obama said he was surprised and deeply humbled, saying he did not feel he deserved to be in the company of past winners.

in the company of在…的陪同下,当着…的面

例句：Somehow she always happened to be in the company of someone.
       不知怎么的，她总是会和某人在一起。

2.The militant group had been threatening such bombings unless Pakistan’s army operations against it came to an end, but there has been much speculation that far from stopping.

come to an end结束 结束,终止

例句：The trade pact between those two countries come to an end.
      这两个国家的通商协定宣告结束。

far from远离,远非,远远不,完全不,非但不

例句：Our psychological defence is far from impenetrable.
      我们国家人民的心理防卫就谈不上固若金汤了。

3.A former Brazilian television crime show presenter and politician accused of ordering killings to boost the ratings of his show has turned himself into the police after going on the run.

on the run在迅速蔓延,在逃亡中

例句：The thief snatched the money on the counter and ran away.
       那贼抢了柜台上的钱跑掉了。

turn himself into自首

4.He’s accused of ordering killings to get rid of drug rivals and increase the popularity of his TV programme.

get rid of摆脱,除掉,扔掉,干掉,消灭

例句：Her sadness and worry are difficult to get rid of.
      她的哀愁很难排除。