BBC news 2010-04-03 加文本

1.The comments were made in the presence of Pope Benedict by one of his inner circle. Whether the Pope knew about it in advance?

in the presence of在…的面前,当着…的面,在....出现的情况下

例句：One shouldn't talk like that in the presence of ladies.
       一个人不应该当着女士的面说那那样的话。

in advance预先, 事先

例句：Everything was fixed in advance.
      一切都是预先安排好的。

     There is no reason that you shouldn't tell them in advance when you are going.
      你没理由不事先告诉他们你打算要走。

2.In an interview with the American TV network CBS, he said Iran was becoming increasingly cut off from the international community.

cut off切〔隔〕断, 阻碍

例句：Our troops cut off the enemy's retreat.
      我们的军队切断了敌人的退路。

3.On Thursday, Mr Khan said the law ministry was not providing the documents he needed to get the case reopened in Switzerland.

get sb do
get sb done
get sth done
get sth do

这些都是get作为使役动词的用法，理解为“使某人/物怎么样”

1)get sb do“使某人做某事”后面接不带to的不定式。sb在这里是做宾语，do后面的成分做宾语补足语，进一不说明“使役”的具体动作
如；Our teacher get us students finish our homework.

2)get sb done“使某人...被/处于...的状态”sb 与done逻辑上存在动宾关系，done是被动的标志。例如：
The mother get her baby hanged on her back.
这个母亲把她的小孩背在背上。
The police get him defined in the room.
警察把他关进了一间房子里。

3)get sth done “使某物/事被做”同样sth与 done 存在逻辑上的动宾关系。例如：
She get her coat washed.她把外套洗了。
He get his hiar cut. 他理发了。

4)get sth do “使某物怎样。”sth 存在do 逻辑上的主谓关系，do往往在这里是不及物动词。例如：
He get his body lie on the ground because he is tired.
因为太累了,他躺在了地板上.

4.The resignation of the attorney general puts that relationship under the spotlight even more.

under the spotlight凸显，引起对……的注意

例句：Focusing on the'.'' pressure and unfair treatment faced by three EM3 pupils, Jack Neo's latest movie “I Not Stupid”,        puts many negative social consequences of our education system under the spotlight.
      梁智强的最新电影——《小孩不笨》尖锐地说出许多社会弊病，重点描述了三个em3学生所面对的压力和不公平待遇。