BBC news 2010-10-13 加文本

1.And he said oil companies would have to demonstrate that they can comply with new stricter safety standards.

comply with服从, 遵从

例句：The factory was closed for failing to comply with government safety regulations.
      工厂由于未能遵守政府的安全条例而被关闭了。

      The rule must be complied with.
      这条规则必须遵守。

2.Southern Sudanese are due to vote in January in a referendum on independence as part of the peace deal that ended the long civil war.

be due to定于

例句：It 's due to arrive at 12:10.
      按规定是12点10分到

由于…

例句：His failure is due to his carelessness.
      他的失败是由于粗心

due to，owing to，because of，thanks to
这些词组均表示“由于”之意。
due to用于较庄重的书面语中，侧重“起因于”，在句中多作表语，有时作状语。
owing to可以和due to换用，但在句中多作状语，也可作表语。
because of着重某种原因的理由，在句中通常作状语。
thanks to突出一种感激之情，含“多亏”意味。

3.The Van Gogh's painting, Poppy Flowers, was stolen in August in broad daylight from the Mahmoud Khalil Museum in Cairo.

in broad daylight在大白天,公开地

They robbed the jewelry store in broad daylight.
他们在光天化日之下抢劫珠宝商店。

4.For between 10 and 20 minutes of that time, they'll be inside the escape capsule being pulled up through the 620-metre long tunnel.

pull up拔起,停下,阻止

例句：The typhoon pulled up many trees by the roots.
       台风把许多树连根拔了起来。

      The gardener pulled up the weeds.
      花园工人拔除了杂草。

      A car pulled up alongside ours.
      一辆汽车停在我们的车旁边。