BBC news 2010-01-08 加文本

1.President Obama’s National Security Adviser General James Jones says Americans will be shocked by the findings of a White House inquiry into the intelligence failures leading up to the attempted Christmas Day airliner bombing.

lead up to导致

例句：Since you came in you've been leading up to this question.
       自你进来后，一直在渐渐引向这个问题。 

       the events that led up to her death
       导致她死亡的事件

2.The US Justice Department says the two former employees of Blackwater have been charged in connection with the murder of Afghan citizens in Kabul.

in connection with与…有联系,与…有关,关于

例句：He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.
      他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

3.The report said that soldiers fired shells into the Yaqshid district, which is controlled by the insurgents, in response to a mortar attack on the presidential palace.

in response to作为对…的答复,响应…,应…

例句：He opened the door in response to a knock.
      他应敲门声而开了门。

4.Construction companies building the Dubai Metro say they are slowing down the pace of their work, but they haven’t confirmed reports that it is because of a delay in payments from the Dubai government.

slow down慢下来,减速,减慢…的速度

例句：The car negotiated the sharp curve by slowing down.
      该车减低了速度驶过急转弯。

5.The authorities in Dubai said they were committed to meeting their financial obligations on the project and that work was on schedule.

on schedule按预定时间,准时

例句：The Boat plies Between the islands on a weekly schedule.
      这艘船每周的进度都定期地往返这些岛屿之间。