BBC news 2010-03-06 加文本

1.For his part, the Greek Premier dismissed recent suggestions in the German press that Greece should sell off some of its islands to help raise funds.

sell off廉价销售

例句：He was forced to sell off his land.
      他被迫廉价出卖土地。

      Many old clothes were sold off at greatly reduced prices.
      许多旧衣服大幅度地降价出售。

2.The violence comes as an opinion poll suggests that 90% of Greeks are opposed to the government's plan to tackle its debt crisis by raising taxes, cutting wages and freezing pensions.

be opposed to反对,与…对抗

例句：They were bitterly opposed to the scheme.
      他们强烈反对这个计划。

3.Specifically, he said the question over whether Russia's Black Sea Fleet could remain in Southern Ukraine beyond 2017 will be sorted out soon with an answer which will suit both sides.

sort out分类, 整理

例句：Sort out things you want to keep and throw everything else away.
      把你要保存的东西挑选出来, 其余的扔掉。

整顿, 解决

例句：Let me get my hands on them!I'll sort them out.
      让我来捉住他们, 我要狠狠地教训他们一顿。

4.She was speaking ahead of a public vote on Saturday over the payment of billions of dollars to Britain and Netherlands.

ahead of在…之前

例句：She left one day ahead of him.
      她是在他离开的前一天离开的。

      Ahead of us stretches a forest.
      我们前面是一片森林。