BBC news 2010-08-29 加文本

1.The country contributes thousands of peacekeepers to the joint UN-African Union peacekeeping mission in the Sudanese region of Darfur.

contribute to为…作出贡献

例句：Every player contributed to the victory.
      每位选手对胜利都有贡献。

2.Yemeni officials say gunmen have killed at least eight soldiers in southern Yemen. It's the latest in a series of attacks targeting soldiers and police blamed on al-Qaeda.

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。

      You can't blame the rise in prices on the government.
      你不能把物价上涨归咎于政府。

3.Poorly-paid guards are often seen snoozing or reading from the Quran or simply too bored to pay attention.

too to太...以致不能

例句：He is too uncompromising to excuse the children's mistakes.
            他坚决不肯原谅孩子们的错误。

pay attention专心，注意

例句：Stand up and pay attention.
      站起来并集中精神。

4.Mr Schwarzenberg said it was difficult to avoid the suspicion that racist views had played a role in France's decision. He said it was contrary to the spirit of European Union rules.

be contrary to与…相反

例句：Your plan is contrary to mine.
      你的计划与我的相反。