BBC news 2009-11-08 加文本

1.Although economic and financial conditions have improved, they decided they still need to keep up the initiatives intended to restore growth.

keep up保持

例句：We are very anxious to keep up the reputation of the firm.
      我们对于保持公司的名誉非常急切。

      The ancient custom of well-dressing is still kept up in many Derbyshire villages.
      穿着体面的古代风俗在德贝郡一带很多村子里一直还保持着。

2.This is our moment to live up to the trust that the American people have placed in us, even when it's hard, especially when it's hard.

live up to实行; 履行

例句：One ought to live up to what he knows to be right.
      自己认为是对的, 就应该在生活中去实践。
 
      They have truly lived up to their pledge.
      他们确实照他们的誓言做了。

3.An impersonator, pretending to be the Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has recorded interviews with Portuguese-language radio stations around the world.

pretend to假装

例句：Tom pretends to be foolish intentionally.
      汤姆有意装傻。

4.The president of the AU's Peace and Security Council, Ramtane Lamara, told the Reuters news agency that Madagascar would not be readmitted until a new power-sharing government was in place.

in place在对的位置, 在适当的位置，准备就绪

例句：They put in place the tools of my new business.
      他们把我干这一新行当所需要的用具安放得井井有条。

5.Dating from the 17th century, the Ashmolean has called its new display strategy "Crossing Cultures Crossing Time".

date from相当于date back to始于

例句：The Great Wall dates from the third century B.C.
       万里长城建成于公元前三世纪。