BBC news 2010-06-22 加文本

1.The man appointed to run a 20-billion-dollar fund in the United States to compensate those affected by huge amounts of oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico has said he's determined to speed up the payment of claims.

be determined to决心,决定

例句：He was determined to stay in the saddle at all costs.
      他打定主意要不惜一切代价继续掌权。

      He was determined to amend.
      他决心改过自新。

speed up(使)加速

例句：We'll never get there if he doesn't speed up.
      如果他不快些走, 我们一定到不了那里。

      We are speeding up the mechanization of our agriculture.
      我们正在加快农业机械化的步伐。

2.The money proceeds from the sale of food to visitors disappeared from the administrative wing.

proceed from从…产生; 起因于

例句：His mistake proceeded from his ignorance of it.
      他的错误是出于他对那件事的无知。

      Wrong opinions often proceed from lack of information.
      错误的看法往往产生于不了解情况。

3.France are in great danger of elimination from the tournament after failing to win either of their two first games.

either of两者当中的任何一个

neither/either of +可数名词复数，谓语动词要用单数