BBC news 2010-09-12 加文本

1.Some demonstrators from an earlier and similar-size event in favour of the project are mingling at back of the crowd, provoking some heated arguments.

in favour of有利于,便于;赞成,支持

例句：He was in favour of the declaration of a truce.
      他赞成宣布停战。

2.This morning in New York, he reiterated that he backed down.

back down放弃,撤诉,食言,打退堂鼓

例句：He forced his opponent to back down.
      他迫使对手让步。

3.The Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou says he's not going to let up on the government's tough austerity drive.

let up on较宽容地对待

例句：I wish their mother would let up on the children .
      我希望他们的妈妈对孩子们宽大一些。

4.There was no comfort for those hoping for an easing of the austerity measures apart from a vague promise that the state would continue to protect the vulnerable.

apart from除…之外,除了,且莫说

例句：Apart from the money in the drawer,I am penniless.
      除去抽屉里的钱我是身无分文。

5.It tells a story of a famous actor whose 11-year-old daughter makes him face up to the emptiness of his life.

face up to勇敢地面对

例句：They were determined to face up to the difficulties.
      他们决心面对这些困难。