BBC news 2009-11-16 加文本

1.He delivered the message at an uNPRecedented meeting with leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on the sidelines of their summit in Singapore.

on the sidelines of在……期间
 
例句：His injury put him on the sidelines for the rest of the season.
      他受了伤，因此本季节其余时间都不再参加比赛。

2.He is due to hold a meeting with young people there on Monday before moving on to Beijing for talks with Chinese leaders which are expected to focus on trade, security and efforts to fight climate change.

focus on对(某事或做某事)予以注意

例句：Today we're going to focus on the question of homeless people.
      今天, 我们主要讨论无家可归者的问题。

      Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.
      许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。

3.I have made it clear that we are not gonna be providing any civilian aid to Afghanistan unless we have a certification that if it goes into the Afghan government in any form that we are going to have ministries that we can hold accountable.

make it clear表明

例句：We have make it clear that agriculture is the foundation of the national economy.
       我们已经讲明农业是国民经济的基础。

4.They will declare on Monday whether the vote met international standards, a crucial goal for Kosovo, keen to gain wider recognition as an independent state.

be keen to渴望，热爱

例句：Be you keen to photograph at all?
      你到底爱不爱好摄影？

5.A three-day meeting in South Africa between the governing African National Congress and its left-wing allies has ended with the unions and the Communist Party backing down.

back down放弃,撤诉,食言,打退堂鼓

例句：After being confronted with our evidence, the other side had to back down.
      面对我们的证据, 另一方不得不退让。

6. FIFA took into account the fact that Diego Maradona came to Zurich to apologize and showed sincere remorse.

take into account重视,考虑

例句：All this we must take fully into account.
      所有这些我们都要充分考虑。