BBC news 2010-10-12 加文本

beside the point离题的

例句：Your speech should not have been interlaced with these facts beside the point.
      你的讲话不该把这些无关的事情都扯进去。

2.The Palestinian response was swift and unequivocal, dismissing Mr Netanyahu's suggestion out of hand.

out of hand立即

例句：His application was rejected out of hand.
      他的申请立即遭到拒绝。

3.Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has intervened in a long-running battle for control of Iran's biggest university, paving the way for it to be taken over by the government.

pave the way for为...铺平道路

例句：Such opinions pave the way for social change.
      这种主张为社会变革铺路。