BBC news 2010-05-28 加文本

1.Government scientists say that up to three million liters of oil a day are being gushing out of the broken pipe, at least three times more than BP’s original estimate.

gush out涌出，滔滔不绝

例句：Some people gush out ideas to impress others.
      有些人滔滔不绝地阐述观点想要打动别人。

2.There were hardly any men.

hardly nearly almost区别

hardly几乎不 ,具有否定意义

nearly 和almost，表几乎

nearly 和 almost 的区别
1）almost 和 nearly 在用法上既有相同之处，也有不同点。在单纯表示"时间、程度、进度"时，almost=nearly。例如：
　The building is almost completed.
　The building is nearly completed.
　第一句比第二句更接近于完成。
2）在具体数字前面常用nearly。例如：
　The river is nearly 100 metres wide.
　这条河有近百米宽。
　The old man is nearly 80 years old.
　那位老人年近八十岁。
3）almost 可与no, nothing, none, never等连用，此时不能用 nearly 代替。例如：

　Almost no one believed him.
　几乎无人相信他的话。
　There's almost none left.
几乎一个没剩。
　What he said was almost nothing worth listening to.
他所说的话几乎没有价值。
4)almost不可被not修饰，如不说not almost或almost not。表示“几乎不”，可以用hardly。
He could hardly speak English.
他几乎不会说英语。 

3.A video has been posted on the internet showing members of the Russian Parliament rushing around the chamber, voting on behalf of absent colleagues.

rush around到处乱闯,四处乱冲

on behalf of代表…

例句：At the airport he read an address of welcome on behalf of the association.
      在机场上他代表该协会致了欢迎词。

      I'm writing on behalf of my mother to express her thanks for your gift.
      我代表我母亲写信, 对你的礼物表示感谢。

4.A recent report found that half of Europe's leading clubs were losing money, and 20% faced huge deficits. Under the new rules, they will have to break even.

break even收支平衡，盈亏平衡

例句：Taylor's business just managed to break even last month.
      上月泰勒的生意不赔不赚。
 
5.Those clubs which consistently operate outside the parameters will be barred from European competitions.

bar from禁止(接近〔做〕…)

例句：The members voted to bar women from the club.
      会员表决不让妇女加入该俱乐部。

      After the member was caught cheating, he was barred from the club.
      那会员行骗被抓后, 被开除会籍。