BBC news 2009-12-22 加文本

1.The funeral itself passed off peacefully, but then the crowd gathered outside the most important shrine in Qom broke into anti-government chanting.

break into破门而入,侵占,爆发出

例句：Sometimes they speak, sometimes they break into song.
      他们一会儿说话，一会儿唱歌。

2. Mr. Shaikh asked the People’s Supreme Court of China to quash his conviction, but the appeal was turned down and he now faces the prospect of execution next week on December 29th.

turn down拒绝

例句：She decided to turn down the job as a temporary assistant.
      她决定拒绝这份临时助理的工作。

      Mr Hurd had the grace to turn down their praise.
      赫德先生有拒绝别人赞美的雅量。

3.The Romanian government says it is committed to upholding the rights of those with disabilities.

be committed to受…束缚,致力于,保证…

例句：Are you ready to be committed to a marriage?
      你做好忠于婚姻的准备了吗？

4.Voters will now get a chance to see the three party leaders going head to head on television in a way they’ve never done before.

head to head"一对一的","势均力敌的","短兵相接的"

5.But before everyone gets too carried away, the evidence from presidential debates in the US suggests they are rarely decisive to the outcome of the election.

carried away激动的

例句：John always gets carried away when he watches soccer.
      约翰一看到足球就忘乎所以了。