BBC news 2010-08-08 加文本

push through努力完成

例句：We must push the matter through.
      我们必须把这事办妥。

2.Both countries broke off relations with Mr. Santos’ predecessor Alvaro Uribe.

break off停止; 断交

例句：He broke off in the middle of his story.
      他故事讲到一半就突然不讲了。

      When she came in, Bob broke off his talk with Jane.
      当她进来时, 鲍伯停止了和珍的谈话。

3.Meanwhile the Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has faced protests in Britain about his decision to continue a visit rather than return to deal with the flooding in Pakistan.

rather than而不是

例句：They thus increased their annual grain production rather than diminished it.
      他们这样增加了而不是减少了粮食年产量。

4.The President talked about trade and terror, but very little of his address mentioned the floods in Pakistan, a reason many say he should never have made the trip here in the first place.

in the first place首先, 从一开始

例句：Why did you choose basketball in the first place?
      你为何首先选择篮球呢?