BBC news 2010-10-26 加文本

shut down完全关闭，倒闭，停止运转

例句：The shop has shut down because of lack of trade.
      那商店因生意萧条而停业。

2.It means that the threat of the country grinding to a hole for lack of oil has more or less disappeared.

more or less差不多, 几乎

例句：I've more or less finished reading the book.
      我差不多已经把这本书全看完了。

大约

例句：It took more or less a whole day to paint the ceiling.
      粉刷天花板用了将近一整天的时间。

3.A senior UN official Nigel Fisher said it would be irresponsible to plan for anything other than a considerably wider outbreak.

other than除了

例句：Does anybody other than yourself know this?
      除你本人之外还有别人知道这事吗?

      She has no close friends other than him.
      除了他以外她没有好朋友。

4.The head of the Italian carmaker Fiat has provoked an angry reaction by saying the company would be better off without Italy.

be better off更富裕；生活更好

例句：We are much better off now.
      我们现在的生活好多了。

      Today's pensioners are better off than they used to be.
      现在靠养老金生活的人经他们原来生活要更好些。

后接without，意为“没有……生活反而更好”

例句：We'd be better off without them as neighbours.
      要是没有他们这样的邻居，我们会过得更愉快。

5.The judge said the deceased worker’s parents will not entitle to unjustified enrichment.

entitle to赋予…做(某事); 拥有…的权利

例句：This ticket entitles you to a free seat at the concert.
      持这张票可以免费听音乐会。

      I am entitled to a repayment for the damaged goods.
      我有权利索取货物损坏赔偿金。