BBC news 2010-03-20 加文本

1.Republicans are united in opposition to the plan; more than 20 Democrats have said they'll vote against. Mr.Obama's critics say it runs counter to America's free market principles.

counter to与…相反,不符合

例句：His action ran counter to his promise.
      他的行动与他的诺言背道而驰。

2.Consumers in India are said to buy around 700 million piracy DVDs each year, as many as 90% of them that resort to people sitting in cinemas and secretly recording movies to copy and sell on.

resort to诉诸于…,求助于,使用…

例句：The people resorted to violence to get their demands.
      人们以诉诸暴力方式来得到需要。

3.The letter to be published on Saturday is expected to set out new guidelines covering the prevention and the punishment of child abuse.

set out安排, 组织

例句：They set out the chairs for the meeting in rows of ten.
       他们摆好会议的坐椅, 每排十把椅子。

      My plans for the firm have been set out in this document.
      我为公司制定的各项计划都写在这份文件中了。