BBC news 2009-11-15 加文本

1.The Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari condemned the attack and said the government would step up efforts to rid the country of extremists.

step up(使)增加, (使)加快速度

例句：The girl stepped up to school.
      女孩子加快步伐去上学。

      He has stepped up into the management of the firm.
      他已升入公司的管理部门。

2.City officials question whether the population in Venice has dipped below 60,000 and they say the numbers don’t take into account surrounding islands.

take into account重视,考虑

例句：We must take local conditions into account.
      我们必须考虑本地的条件。

3.The frustration’s evident in the press box where fighting broke out between rival correspondents.

break out(战争、打斗等不愉快事件)突然发生, 爆发

例句：Something unexpected always breaks out in this area.
      在这一地区总有意想不到的事情发生。

      The Second World War broke out in September 1939.
      第二次世界大战爆发于1939年9月。

4. But this demonstration shows local people have real concerns about their iconic city becoming no more than a living museum inhabited by outsiders.

no more than=nothing but只是

例句：She ate no more than a slice of toast for breakfast.
      她早餐只吃了一片吐司。