BBC news 2010-08-14 加文本

1....hold no official Independence Day celebrations other than hoisting the national flag on Saturday in deference to the 14 million people affected by devastating floods.

no other than除…外没有, 只有

例句：He has no other friends than you.
      他除你以外没有朋友。

in deference to考虑到,鉴于

例句：In deference to our host I decide not to challenge his controversial remarks.
      我出于对主人的尊敬, 不对他那易引起争论的话表示异议。

2.The Africa director of Helen Keller International, Shawn Baker, said drought had wiped out crops and killed livestock.

wipe out彻底摧毁, 消灭

例句：The plague once could wipe out a village.
      鼠疫曾一度可以夺走整个村庄村民的生命。

      We are always ready to wipe out any enemy who dares to attack.
      我们时刻准备着消灭一切胆敢来犯之敌。

3.If you look in terms of the number of children affected, the way that livestock have been decimated and the population movements that were seen earlier in the year, you certainly can consider a famine situation.

in terms of就…而言, 从…方面说来

例句：He referred to your work in terms of high praise.
      他对你的工作大加赞扬。

      He thought of everything in terms of money.
      他是从钱的角度来看每一件事。

4.The legal action accuses the companies of damaging Alabama's coastline and economy as well as a failure to adhere to recognize industry standards.

adhere to遵循, 依附; 坚持

例句：Paste is used to make one surface adhere to another.
      糨糊是用以使一个接触面粘住另一个接触面的。

      Most people adhere to the church of their parents.
      多数人都依附于父母的教会。