BBC news 2010-09-22 加文本

1.It’s a setback for President Obama who hoped to deliver on a campaign promise to repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell”.

deliver on〈美口〉履行, 实行

例句：They failed to deliver on their promises.
      他们没有履行他们的诺言。

2.To end up receiving this kind of warrant for reasons I still don’t know has mortified and humiliated me.

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.It said many governments in Africa, Asia and Latin America have failed to adapt to the problems posed by rapid unregulated urbanisation.

adapt to变得习惯于…, 使适应于, 能应付…

例句：I adapted quickly to the new climate.
      我很快地适应了这种新的气候。

      The professor adapted his lecture to his audience.
      教授使他讲的课适合于听众。

4.Many people here in Delhi are just completely fed up with the whole thing.

fed up with受够了...

例句：I am fed up with standing in these long lines.
      我对站在这些长队伍中感到厌烦。
 
5.The Federal Reserve set out a long list of weak spots in the economy - house building is depressed, employers are reluctant to hire new workers, and bank lending is still declining.

set out安排, 组织

例句：They set out the chairs for the meeting in rows of ten.
      他们摆好会议的坐椅, 每排十把椅子。

6.What action is not spelled out, but it would involve buying financial assets in the market, which would increase the amount of money in the economy.

spell out阐明

例句：His speech spelt out his party's policy on foreign affairs.
      他的演说阐明了他的政党的对外政策。