BBC news 2010-07-16 加文本

shut in锁〔封〕在里边

例句：If you close that door, you can shut the noise in.
      你要是关上那扇门, 就听不到吵闹声了。

      She feels rather shut in.
      她觉得简直是被关在里面。

2.Because of this reform, the American people will never again be asked to foot the bill for Wall Street's mistakes.

foot the bill付账

例句：Who's going to foot the bill for the damage?
      谁来负责这笔损害赔偿金?

3.If a large financial institution should ever fail, this reform gives us the ability to wind it down without endangering the broader economy.

wind down摇低,干劲减小

4.He said Mr Amiri was well paid, but the money was now beyond his reach because of the financial sanctions on Iran.

beyond reach手够不着, 达不到

例句：It's a few inches beyond my reach.
      我够不着它, 差几英寸。

      The gang live abroad, beyond reach of the British police.
      这帮匪徒住在国外, 英国警方鞭长莫及。

5.Eyewitnesses in court described people fainting and relatives breaking down as the death sentence was read out.

read out大声朗诵, 宣读

例句：First the secretary read out the minutes of the last meeting.
      首先秘书宣读了上次会议的记录。

读出

例句：The machine will read out the result of the calculation.
      机器将读出计算结果。

break down衰弱下来

例句：His health has broken down completely.
      他的身体已完全垮了。