BBC news 2010-05-14 加文本

is rising=on the rise在上涨[增长]

例句：Wages have been on the rise in the past few years.
      过去几年来工资在增加。

2.But despite the huge expense it’s incurring, BP has yet to make much progress in stemming the flow of oil.

make progress前进,进步

例句：Physics has made enormous progress in this century.
      本世纪物理学的发展突飞猛进。

3.Soldiers in the Thai capital Bangkok have opened fire on anti-government protesters during an operation to seal off an area.

seal off把...封锁起来

例句：An unused wing of the hospital was sealed off.
      一个未启用的医院侧厅被封锁了。

4. A telephone warning had been given. No group has said it was responsible, but similar attacks have been blamed on left-wing guerrillas.

blame on把责任推给…
 
例句：They blamed the failure on John.
      他们把失败的责任推给约翰。

      You can't blame the rise in prices on the government.
      你不能把物价上涨归咎于政府。

5.He says that he believes that those detained may have provided funds for the only person so far arrested in connection with the attempted bombing, Faisal Shehzad, an American man of Pakistani origin.

in connection with与…有联系,与…有关,关于

例句：He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.
      他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。