BBC news 2010-11-06 加文本

break up(使)破碎, 分解

例句：The specs fell on the cement floor and broke up.
      眼镜掉在水泥地上破掉了。

      When does the ice break up on the river?
      河里的冰什么时候融化?

2.President Barack Obama has described new job figures in America as "encouraging" but said they didn't make a difference if you were still one of the millions looking for work.

make a difference有影响，起（重要）作用

例句：Will the rice I donate make a difference?
      我捐的大米管用吗？

3.Our future depends on putting politics aside to solve problems, to worry about the next generation instead of the next election.

put aside撇开, 储备

例句：One should always put a little money aside for a rainy day.
      一个人总应积攒点钱以备不时之需。

      I have put aside 5 minutes to talk to you.
      我抽出五分钟来与你交谈。

4.The action has affected all services on radio and television, as well as the news website.

as well as既…又…,不仅…而且…,以及,除…外

例句：She is a talented musician as well as a photographer.
      她不但是摄影师还是个天才的音乐家。