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2010-09-04来源:和谐英语
1.In a BBC World Service interview, the former British prime minister said radical Islamists - whether in Chechnya, Kashmir, the Palestinian territories, Iraq or Afghanistan - believed that anything done in the name of their cause was justified.

in the name of以...的名义,凭

例句:He attended the party in the name of his father.
      他以他父亲的名义参加聚会。

2.The total could end up as high as $75 billion.

end up〈非正〉(以…)结束; 最终成为〔变得〕

例句:How does the story end up?
      这篇故事是怎么结尾的?

      The boy's ball ended up on the garage roof.
      这男孩的球落到了汽车库顶上。

3.The key point I'm making right now is that the economy is moving in a positive direction. Jobs are being created; they are just not being created as fast as they need to, given the big hole that we experienced.

given引导条件句

given与provided意思一样,表示“如果有……,则……”,
但两者的区别是provided后面只能跟that引导从句,而不能跟名词或名词性短语。而given后既可跟从句,又可跟名词性短语。

4.Mr De Gucht said he hadn't meant to cause offence, and anti-Semitism had no place in today's world.

mean to打算

例句:I do not mean to insult you.
      我没有侮辱你的意思。