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BBC news 2009-11-20 加文本

2009-11-20来源:和谐英语

1.Hamid Karzai has begun his second term as president of Afghanistan by saying Afghan forces would take over primary responsibility for security from foreign troops within five years, providing that NATO countries trained them effectively.

take over接管; 接替

例句：The strikers took over the factories.
罢工工人接管了工厂。

She took over his work after his departure.
他离开以后, 她接替了他的工作。

2.If they respect the decisions by their representative of the parliament, that empowers the government rather than weakening it.

rather than(要)…而不…, 与其…倒不如…

例句：We'll have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the auditorium.
我们与其在教室里开会, 不如在礼堂开会。

They thus increased their annual grain production rather than diminished it.
他们这样增加了而不是减少了粮食年产量。

3.On the question of whether he’s prepared to hold direct talks with Raul Castro, President Obama wrote that he was not interested in talking for the sake of talking.

for the sake of为了…,为了…起见,出于…考虑

例句：Let's not spoil the job for the sake of a few pounds.
咱们不要为了几英镑而把工作弄糟。

He argues for the sake of arguing.
他是为争辩而争辩。

4.Colombia has accused neighboring Venezuela of blowing up two pedestrian bridges on its shared border without prior consent or consultation.

accuse of因某事控告某人

例句：We accused him of taking bribes.
我们控告他受贿。

5.A government minister from the Gulf state of Bahrain has warned against the region’s reliance on millions of foreign laborers.

warn against告诫, 当心, 提防

例句：He warned me against pickpockets.
他让我提防小偷。

The doctor warned the patient against smoking.
医生告诫病人不要吸烟。

reliance on对……的依赖

例句：He has reliance on his parents.
他依靠父母。