BBC news 2010-09-11 加文本

1.Pervez Musharraf, who now lives in London, has for some months been talking about the possibility of returning to Pakistan, but now his plans are firming up.

firm up把…安排得更稳妥, 牢靠; 使稳定

例句：I will return to Paris tomorrow, if I firm up my air ticket.
       如果我能把飞机票订下来的话, 我打算明天回巴黎。

      We should be able to firm up the agreement today.
      我们今天应该能把协议确定下来。

2.Mr Obama said burning religious texts was contrary to the values on which the United States was founded.

be contrary to与…相反

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

3.I think it is absolutely important now for the overwhelming majority of the American people to hang on to that thing that is best in us, a belief in religious tolerance, clarity about who our enemies are.

hang on to坚持下去

例句：Nothing was left for him to hang on to.
      他已经没有什么东西可以指靠的了。

4.In other comments at his news conference, President Obama admitted the progress had been slow in pulling the US economy out of recession.

pull out of把……从……拉出来

例句：I don't think they are going to pull out of the deal at the last minute.
      我认为他们不会在最后一分钟退出这笔交易。

5.However, he said the country was beginning to turn the corner and every initiative by his administration was aimed at stimulating growth.

turn the corner转危为安

6.Hundreds of victims came forward to give details of horrific abuse by priests, Catholic school teachers and youth workers that sometimes went on for decades.

come forward自告奋勇,自愿,主动提供(帮助或服务)

例句：Many activists have come forward.
      涌现了大批积极分子。