BBC news 2009-11-12 加文本

1.The United Nations children's agency UNICEF says nearly 200 million children under the age of five living in the developing world are stunted as a result of malnutrition.

as a result of由于…的结果

例句：He was injured as a result of boiler explosion.
      他因锅炉爆炸而受伤。

2.An Uzbek human rights activist says he's been beaten up after helping the BBC investigate the use of child labour in Uzbekistan's cotton industry.

beat up美俚〉痛殴, 毒打(某人)

例句：The boys robbed the old man and beat him up.
      那几个家伙抢了那老人的东西, 而且还痛打了他一顿。

      Be careful not to be beaten up by the enemy.
      当心别遭敌人暗算。

3.An Israeli judge has said that his country works on two fundamentally different legal enforcement levels, depending on whether crimes are committed by Jews or Arabs.

depend on依赖, 依靠

例句：You can't depend on your parents forever.
      你不能永远依赖你的双亲。

      You may depend on their support.
      你可依靠他们的支持。

4.The computer giant Microsoft has banned thousands of people from its online gaming service.

ban from禁止做某事

例句：Throughout most of the Middle East，Arabs are banned from having direct contact with Israel.
      在中东的大部分地区，阿拉伯人被禁止与以色列人直接接触。