BBC news 2010-02-26 加文本

1. This could end up as a blame game. The Republicans are calling for the president to tear up his plans and start from scratch.

end up(以…)结束; 最终成为〔变得〕

例句：How does the story end up?
      这篇故事是怎么结尾的?

      The boy's ball ended up on the garage roof.
      这男孩的球落到了汽车库顶上。

tear up撕碎,撕毁,破坏,拔起

例句：He tears up the manuscript in a fit of petulance.
      他一怒之下把手稿撕碎了。

     The Indian began tearing up damp grass.
     印第安人动手拔了一些湿草。

start from scratch从起跑线开始,从头开始

例句：We'll close that bookshop, and we'll start everything from scratch.
      我们将把那家书店关掉，一切从头干起。

2.They admit that the police are now cracking down on skinhead gangs.

crack down on处罚,制裁;对…采取严厉措施

例句：The customs officers cracked down on smugglers.
      海关人员制裁走私贩。

3.The European Court of Justice has ruled that Israeli goods made in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank cannot benefit from a trade deal giving Israel preferential access to European markets.

benefit from通过…获益

例句：He thought he would benefit from going to school.
      他认为上学对他有好处。

4.The BBC Trust, which commissioned the report, said the British public had been let down.

let down使失望, 失信

例句：You can trust Brooks.He'll never let you down.
      你可以相信布鲁克斯, 他决不会使你失望。

      He is a bit let down by the low grade he got.
      这次成绩不好, 他有点气馁。