BBC news 2010-10-25 加文本

1.But the mayors of several nearby towns where refuse is piling up have rejected the compromise, saying they want the new dump proposal to be shelved altogether.

pile up(使)成为一堆; 堆积

例句：The clouds are piling up.
      云愈积愈密。
 
      He piled up fallen leaves in a corner of the yard.
      他把落叶堆积在院子一角。

2.Now the Italian government has moved to reduce tensions by saying the new dump will be put on hold and the existing site cleaned up.

put on hold暂停，把...暂时搁下

例句：It is time to put love on hold.
      该是把爱情暂时搁下的时候了。

clean up打扫; 清理

例句：This room needs cleaning up.
      这间房间需要打扫一下。

      Boys and girls, clean up for dinner.
     孩子们, 收拾干净准备开饭吧!

3.The agent in charge of the expedition says Chhewang Nima's experience and survival skills means he could still be alive.

in charge of主管，负责

例句：The teacher is in charge of the class.
      这位教师负责这个班。

      I'll be in charge of the whole factory next week when the director is away.
      下周厂长不在时, 我将负责整个工厂。

4.However, most of the country has remained calm since Saturday when the two candidates appealed for violence to cease.

appeal for呼吁

例句：He appealed for his parents' forgiveness.
      他恳求他的双亲宽恕他。

5.Some US-funded aid projects have said they are making plans to scale back their work or even pull out of Afghanistan completely if the ban goes ahead in December.

scale back按比例缩减,相应缩减

例句：The outcry that followed persuaded the Swiss bank to scale back its private-equity operations.
      在随后到来的公开反对的声浪中，瑞士信贷将手缩回了自己的投资项目上。

pull out of退出,取消

例句：Our Australian partner pull out of the contract.
      我们澳大利亚合伙人退了合同。