BBC news 2009-11-04 加文本

1.He just needed more time. He told the court he’d only had five months to prepare, and was snowed under by two million pages of evidence in all.

snowed under压倒的, 忙得不可开交的

例句：I was snowed under with work.
      我工作忙得不可开交。

2.She told the US Congress that China and India would be more likely to accept binding obligations at the Copenhagen Summit next month if Europe and the US set an example.

set an example以身作则

例句：He set an example of plain living.
      他树立了艰苦朴素的榜样。

3.The United States has accused North Korea of going back on previous commitments over its assertion, that it’s produced a further batch of material for a nuclear bomb.

go back on背弃

例句：Don't go back on your word.
      可别说了不算数啊！

4. The officials say charges of bribery brought against them are fabricated by the police in an attempt to undermine Indonesia’s powerful Anti-Corruption Commission.

in an attempt to力图,试图

例句：The police fired in an attempt to disperse the crowd.
       警察开枪想驱散群众。