BBC news 2009-12-04 加文本

1.In Washington, President Obama has told a forum on job creation that only the private sector can solve the problem of American unemployment.

参考翻译：在华盛顿，奥巴马总统告诉创造就业机会论坛，只有私营部门可以解决美国的失业问题。

语法学习：这句话比较简单。但是我们在这里要引申一下only倒装的情况。

only位于句首修饰壮语要倒装
    只有倒那时我才将会有机会实现我的梦想.
    will 是谓语的一部分因倒装提前了.再如
    only in this way can you learn english well
    是only引起的倒装句,will 是助动词,如果这个句子正过来说就是 i will have a chance of
    achieving my dream only then
    在句首的only如果后面跟了副词、介词短语或从句等状语，则主句用倒装结构。如only后跟
    的是主语，就不用倒装结构了。例如：
    only when the war was over in 1918 was he able to get back to work．
    only in this way can you learn english well．
    only after a bitter struggle was the aim achieved．
    only the teachers are allowed to use the room．（不倒装）
    only five men were hurt in the accident．（不倒装）
    注意，only和所修饰的状语如果不在句首，则不倒装。
    如：
    the boy was helped out only when his father arrived in a hurry．
    only then did he realize the importance of english
    只有在那时候他才意识到英语的重要性。
    only then ,是过一小会儿的意思，一般用在句首，引导倒装句。
    例句only then did he realize the importance of english．
    解析：在句首的only如果后面跟了副词、介词短语或从句等状语，则主句用倒装结构。如only后跟的是主语，就不用倒装结构了。
    再比如
    only when the war was over in 1918 was he able to get back to work．(倒装句）
    only five men were hurt in the accident．（不倒装）

2.There were no African forces, neither were Somali security forces there.

参考翻译：没有非洲联盟力量，也没有索马里安全力量在场。

语法学习：neither的用法。在后面所说的和前面的情况一致，表示某某也是一样时，用so+系动词或助动词+主语，这是肯定的情况。如果是否定的情况，表示……也不的时候，则用neither代替so。

3. One Democratic senator said the dates at which US troops might start withdrawing followed by Afghan troops’ taking over were as reliable as quicksand.

参考翻译：一名民主党参议员表示，阿富汗军队接管安全责任后美国开始撤军的日期像流沙一样不可靠。

结构分析：at which US troops might start withdrawing是定语从句，修饰dates，这里的at不能省略。followed by是过去分词做状语。take over是接管的意思。as reliable as quicksand像流沙一样不可靠。