BBC news 2010-05-03 加文本

1.But as president of the United States, I'm gonna spare no effort to respond to this crisis for as long as it continues，and we will spare no resource to clean up whatever damage is caused.

spare no effort to不遗余力, 尽力去做

例句：They spared no effort to finish the duty.
      他们不遗余力地完成这项任务。

clean up打扫; 清理

例句：This room needs cleaning up.
      这间房间需要打扫一下。

2.Times Square was packed with thousands of people when the bomb was discovered.

pack with用…充满

例句：The road was packed with refugees.
      路上尽是逃难的人。

3.In return, Athens is expected to embark on a program of severe budget cuts, tax increases and structural reforms.

embark on着手, 开始做某事

例句：He is about to embark on a new business venture.
      他就要开始新的商业冒险活动。

4.The fiscal adjustment includes measures such as reduction in public sector wages, reduction in pensions, trying, however, to protect the low paid and the low pensions as well as increases in VAT, increases in other excise taxes.

excise taxes消费税

5.This would suggest that rather than trying to shut down the piracy, the insurgents simply aim to take over.

take over接管; 接替

例句：The strikers took over the factories.
      罢工工人接管了工厂。

      She took over his work after his departure.
      他离开以后, 她接替了他的工作。