BBC news 2009-11-01 加文本

1.Both sides refused to give any ground on the contentious issue of Israeli settlement building in the occupied territories.

give ground退却, 让步

例句：The army was forced to give ground when the enemy started its new offensive.
      当敌人发动新的进攻时, 部队被迫撤退。

      In the end, both sides gave ground in the argument.
      最后, 双方在辩论中都作了让步。

2.Mrs. Clinton was probably not looking for a breakthrough, but she did want to make sure that the progress keeps moving forward even at a snail's pace instead of sliding backwards.

make sure查明,弄清楚;保证,务必

例句：I only came to make sure that everything was all right.
      我只是来弄清楚是否一切都无问题。

at a snail's pace像蜗牛爬行一样的速度，指速度非常慢

3.There's been persistent speculation that Doctor Abdullah is planning to pull out of the contest next weekend because of a row over electoral fraud.

pull out of退出,取消

例句：Our Australian partner pull out of the contract.
      我们澳大利亚合伙人退了合同。

4.And President Mubarak laid out his party's plans for much needed improvements to health care, education and transportation, hoping to please ordinary Egyptians.

lay out设计

例句：The architect laid out the interior of the building.
      建筑师完成了这幢建筑的内部设计。

      Our plan must be well laid out before we begin to work.
      我们在开始工作之前, 必须制定好计划。

5.In a BBC interview Mohamed Bedjaoui, an Algerian former judge of the International Court of Justice, said he hoped to shed light on a shooting of protesters in the capital Conakry and ensured that those responsible were brought to justice.

shed light on照亮,查明,说明,解释

例句：This information may shed light on me mystery.
      这项情报可能有助于查明那件疑案。

6.Civil rights groups say many of those arrested could end up on the register of sexual predators, normally reserved for convicted child molesters and rapists.

end up〈非正〉(以…)结束; 最终成为〔变得〕

例句：How does the story end up?
      这篇故事是怎么结尾的?

      The boy's ball ended up on the garage roof.
      这男孩的球落到了汽车库顶上。