BBC news 2010-07-26 加文本

1.The BBC has learned that BP’s chief executive Tony Hayward, who’s been widely criticised in the United States over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, is to stand down.

stand down放弃席位

例句：He asked the witness to stand down.
      他要证人离席。

2.In a statement, he warned that whoever took over the reins of the company would have, in his words, "an uphill climb" to correct Tony Hayward’s legacy.

take over接管; 接替

例句：The strikers took over the factories.
      罢工工人接管了工厂。

      She took over his work after his departure.
      他离开以后, 她接替了他的工作。

3.Not all of the 19 deceased have yet been identified."

Not all部分否定

英语中的部分否定（即不完全否定）有如下一些表示方法：

一、 all 的否定式：not all…（或：all…not）表示"并非都……"、"不是所有的都……"例如：

Not all men can be masters. (= All men cannot be masters.) 并非人人都能当头头。

Not all bamboo grows tall. 并非所有的竹子都会长得很高。

二、 both 的否定式：not…both (或：both… not) "并非两个……都……" 例如：

I don’t want both the books. 我不是两本书都要。

Both (the) windows are not open. 两扇窗子并不都开着。

三、 every…的否定式："不是每……都……" 例如：

Not every book is educative. (或：Every book is not educative.) 不是每本书都有教育意义的。

Not everyone likes this book. 并非人人都喜欢这本书。

This flower is not seen everywhere. 这花并不是随处可见的。

四、 always的否定式："并非总是（并非一直）……" 例如：

He is not always so sad. 他并不是一直都这样悲伤。

五、 entirely， altogether， completely 和quite 的否定式："不完全……"，"并非完全……" 例如：

The businessman is never to be entirely trusted. 不可以完全信任商人。

He felt not altogether satisfied. 他并不完全满意。

I don’t agree completely. 我并不完全同意。

What he did was not quite proper. 他做的不十分妥当。

六、 all the time 的否定式："并非一直……"、"未必老是……" 例如：

A foolish man doesn’t make a mistake all the time. 笨人未必老是犯错误。

4.A leader of the group al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb said in a recording broadcast on al-Jazeera television that Michel Germaneau was killed on Saturday in revenge for the killing of six group members during a raid to free the hostage by French and Mauritanian troops.

in revenge for出于对…的报复,为报复…