BBC news 2010-05-08 加文本

1.The Conservative leader David Cameron whose party won most seats but fell short of the majority has approached the Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg.

fall short of不足,缺乏,达不到,不符合

例句：This month we may fall short of our goals.
      这个月我们可能无法达到我们的目标。

2.And if the current negotiations fail, the Liberal Democrats could yet end up talking to Labor.

end up(以…)结束; 最终成为〔变得〕

例句：How does the story end up?
      这篇故事是怎么结尾的?

      The boy's ball ended up on the garage roof.
      这男孩的球落到了汽车库顶上。

3.Trust between the banks is at risk and that has led to fears that the system may seize up as it did in 2008.

seize up(机器等)卡住, 停顿

例句：The car seized up yesterday.
      这辆车昨天无法发动。

4.Now presidents and prime ministers have come to Brussels to sign off the deal.

sign off签字保证,结束

例句：I've written too much and had better sign off.
      我已写得太多，还是就此结束吧。

5.The South African police commissioner Becky Taily has said he is praying for the United States' football team to be
knocked out of the World Cup quickly, so that police won't have to face the security challenge of a visit by President Obama.

knock out of狠揍某人; 彻底打败

例句：Our team was knocked out of the competition in the second game.
      在第二轮比赛中我们队被淘汰了。