BBC news 2010-08-17 加文本

1.The Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told the BBC the disaster was too great for Pakistan to handle alone, and an international failure to get immediate aid to those in need could leave millions to starve.

only, single, sole, unique, alone这些形容词均可表示“唯一的”之意。

only: 普通用词，常可与sole换用，但侧重仅限于指定的人或物，而不需要更多。
single: 语气较强，强调仅此一个，再无第二个。
sole: 语气强于only，指仅有一个或一群，只考虑这一个或这一群。
unique: 非正式用词，侧重在一类中唯一无可匹敌、无与伦比的特征。
alone: 着重专指某人或某物，而不是别的。

2.When people are suffering, they do not differentiate from where help is coming. If a person is hungry, if a person is thirsty, and you provide water, he will not ask you whether you are a moderate or an extremist.

differentiate from指出〔显示〕出…与…有区别

例句：It is the power of speech which most clearly differentiates man from the animals.
      有无说话能力是人与动物最明显的区别。

3.On the contrary, we were hoping to forge an alliance and a partnership in forming the next government.

on the contrary(与此)相反, 正相反, 恰恰相反

例句：You think you are clever; on the contrary, I assure that you are very foolish.
      你自以为很聪明, 相反地, 我确信你很傻。

4.The spokesman for the former prime minister said this was Mr Blair’s way of recognizing the courage the armed forces demonstrate, day in, day out.

day in,day out日复一日地，天天

例句：It rained the whole of last week, day in, day out.
      上个星期天天下雨。

5.The United States Senator leading an investigation into the release of a Lockerbie bomber, Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, has called for “whistle-blowers” to come forward with inside information.

come forward自告奋勇,自愿

例句：Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
      警方呼吁目击者挺身而出。