BBC news 2010-08-26 加文本

1.The young man, who tipped off the authorities about the bodies at the ranch, is an Ecuadorian and managed to escape being killed.

tip off暗示, 警告

例句：They tipped me off about a good bargain.
      他们将一笔赚钱生意的情报泄露给我。

manage to达成, 设法

例句：He managed to edge his way into the hall.
      他设法侧身挤进大厅。

2.In such environment, these terrorist networks flourish actually and would love to deepen division among Iraqi politicians to apportion blame on each other in order to create as much chaos as possible.

blame on把责任推给…
 
例句：They blamed the failure on John.
      他们把失败的责任推给约翰。

3.The counterfeits came to light during police raids on the homes of dozens of legitimate art collectors across Italy.

come to light显露, 为大家所周知

例句：It has come to light that he was lying.
      大家都知道他在说谎。

4.Investigators say the collectors have bought the pictures on the Internet in good faith.

in good faith真诚地, 诚意地

例句：I doubt whether he is in good faith.
      我怀疑他是否有诚意。

5.The police say the fakes were of good quality with the forgers meticulously reproducing paintings using the original techniques of the genuine artists.

“of＋抽象名词”的用法与形容词用法相同，在句中可作表语、定语、补语。在抽象名词(如use, value, help, importance, difference等)

前面可用little, some, any, no, great, not much 等修饰；有的可用同根形容词代替，如：

The work I am doing is not of much value. 我做的工作没有多大价值。

His speech is of little significance. 他的讲话毫不重要。

It is of greatest consequence. 它极为重要。

It’s an invention of great importance. 这是一项非常重要的发明。

Don’t follow the way of least resistance. 不要走最省力气的路。

I regard this as of great importance. 我认为这个具有重要意义。

The work I am doing is not of much value. 我做的工作没有什么价值。

6.Some economists attribute the bad results to the end of a federal tax credit which expired earlier this year, but others warn that the economy is teetering on the edge of another recession.

attribute to把某事归因于某人〔某事〕

例句：I attribute our success to him.
      我把我们的成功归功于他。

      He attributes his success to working hard.
      他认为他的成功是艰苦工作的结果。