BBC news 2010-06-23 加文本

1.A US judge has ruled against President Obama's declaration of a temporary moratorium on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, which was imposed because of the pollution crisis.

rule against作出不利于…的裁决

例句：The representatives ruled against the motion.
      代表们否决了这项动议。

      The judge ruled against the plaintiff.
      法官作出不利于原告的裁决。

2.The coalition government in Britain has presented tough austerity measures to try to bring down a massive budget deficit.

bring down降(价)

例句：A nationwide good harvest soon brought down the price of rice.
      全国性的大丰收很快使米价回跌了。

3.In their final game, South Africa beat the 2006 finalists France two-one, but they were pipped on goal difference by Mexico, who lost one-nil to the group winners Uruguay.

be pipped on被击败

例句：We didn't win the contract: we were pipped at the post by a firm whose price was lower.
      我们未得到那份合同的生意,最后是让一家出价低的公司击败了我们。

4.They'll return home a battered and bruised squad. The players know they have let down the French football fans.

let down使失望, 失信

例句：You can trust Brooks.He'll never let you down.
      你可以相信布鲁克斯, 他决不会使你失望。

      He is a bit let down by the low grade he got.
      这次成绩不好, 他有点气馁。

5.For them, this World Cup will only be remembered for the disarray off the pitch and the disappointing performances on it.

off the pitch 绿茵场外

例句：The police dragged the football fans off the pitch.
      警察把足球迷拖出了球场。