BBC news 2010-07-28 加文本

1.The United Nations chief weapons inspector just before the Iraq conflict, Hans Blix, has said Britain was dragged along in a war that was not legally defensible.

drag along拖着脚走，慢慢地行走

2.Mr Blix said the Americans were intoxicated with the idea of military action and thought they could get away with it.

get away with成功;未受惩罚就轻易逃脱

例句：How did he get away with cheating?
      他的欺骗是怎样得逞的？

3.The garments industry is the backbone of Bangladesh's economy, amounting to nearly 80% of the country's total exports.

amount to共计

例句：The bill amounts to $500.
      这张账单共计500美元。

意味着

例句：His words amounted to a threat.
      他的话实际上是威胁。

4.the other is to respond and really change the culture of the company and make sure all the checks and balances are there, just to make sure this does not happen again.

make sure设法确保出现某事物

例句：We and our friends will make sure of that.
      我们和我们的朋友要确保这一点。

5.Argentina, tipped as one of the hot favourites to win the World Cup earlier this month, was instead knocked out in the quarter-finals by Germany.

knock out淘汰

例句：He has now knocked out most of the other competitors.
      现在他已击败了大多数的其他竞赛者。

      The supporters were disappointed when their united team was knocked out in the first round.
      当联队在第一轮比赛中就遭到淘汰时, 它的支持者们都感到很失望。