BBC news 2010-01-23 加文本

1.But the BBC has had one of the cards analyzed, and it contains nothing more than a cheap tag used in high street shops to prevent theft.

nothing more than仅仅,只不过

例句：Preserved lemon is nothing more than the fruit cured in salt and lemon juice.
      柠檬蜜饯不过是用盐和柠檬汁加工处理过的水果。

2.The money was transferred to an account in Ivory Coast where as it was about to be handed out.

hand out分发, 发给, 散发

例句：Will you help me to hand out the materials for the lecture?
      你可以帮我分发演讲材料吗?

另外一个和hand有关的短语：

hand in交出,提出

例句：He has decided to hand in his resignation.
      他已经决定递交辞呈。

3.The Federal High Court in Nigeria has given the government 14 days to decide whether the country's President Umaru Yar'Adua is capable of performing his duties.

be capable of能够…,可以…,做得出…

例句：This passage is capable of various interpretations.
      这段话可以有各种的解释。

4.The BBC security correspondent says the threat from international terrorism is seen and is having increased after the failed attempt last month to bomb a plane bound for the American city of Detroit.

bound for驶往

例句：This train is Bound for Illinois.
      这火车开往伊利诺州。