BBC news 2010-04-27 加文本

pave the way for为…铺平道路;为…铺平道路,为…做好准备

例句：Their economic policy pave the way for industrial expansion.
      他们的经济政策为工业发展铺平了道路。

2.President Omar al-Bashir's 68% share of the vote was sizable rather than crushing, considering his two main challengers boycott it.

rather than(要)…而不…, 与其…倒不如…

例句：We'll have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the auditorium.
      我们与其在教室里开会, 不如在礼堂开会。

      They thus increased their annual grain production rather than diminished it.
      他们这样增加了而不是减少了粮食年产量。

3.It will bring together in a joined up way our response to the issues that we face in the world and promote comprehensive policies.

join up(使)合拢; (使)联合

例句：I'm glad to see that the edges of the wound are joining up nicely.
      我高兴地看到伤口的边缘正在很好地愈合。

      The three clubs joined up to improve the town's playground facilities.
      三家具乐部联合起来共同改善镇上运动场的设施。

4.The President of Mexico Felipe Calderon has condemned a new law in the American state of Arizona to crack down on illegal immigrants.

crack down采取严厉措施, 制裁

例句：The police are really beginning to crack down on drivers who park their cars just where they like.
      警察真要对那些随便停放汽车的司机采取严厉措施了。

5.The saviours of the day, a fund raising drive and the 900,000-dollar donation from none other than the founder of Playboy magazine, Hugh Hefner , enough to buy up the land and turn it into a park.

buy up全部买下

例句：A finance house made a bid to buy up the entire company.
      一家信贷公司出价买下了整个公司。