BBC news 2010-02-23 加文本

1.The Argentine government is busy pressing for member support in their diplomatic spat with the British government over territorial claims to the Falkland Islands.

press for催逼, 敦促; 迫切要求

例句：The rent collector is pressing for payment again.
      收租人又来催促交租了。

      Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.
      许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。

2.The dispute centers on the transfer of jobs to foreign subsidiaries.

center on重点在于…; 主要与…有关

例句：All his attention has centered on that experiment.
      他的全部注意力都集中在那个实验上。

      He centered his attention on the problem.
      他把注意力集中在这个问题上。

3.Their union Unite has not yet announced strike dates, but has ruled out taking action over Easter.

rule out拒绝考虑,把…排除在外,使成为不可能

例句：A sudden storm ruled out the boat race.
      突如其来的暴风雨使划船比赛无法进行。

4.Dozens of riot police and plain-clothes militia attempt to enter a students' bombard them with petrol bombs.

attempt to试图

例句：The offender attempted to grease the palm of the judge.
      罪犯企图贿赂法官。