BBC news 2010-11-10 加文本

1.The commission's co-chairman William Reilly said the three firms - BP, Transocean and Halliburton - shared a culture of complacency rather than safety.

rather than而不是

例句：They thus increased their annual grain production rather than diminished it.
      他们这样增加了而不是减少了粮食年产量。

2.William Reilly didn't mince his words; the three companies were, he said, in need of top-to-bottom reform.

not mince his words直言不讳

例句：He does not mince matters his words.
      他很直爽。

3.Meanwhile, the former BP chief executive Tony Hayward has told the BBC that his company was "uNPRepared" for the oil spill and had made up its response day by day.

make up弥补, 偿还

例句：Vitamin pills make up what you lack in your diet.
      维生素丸可补充你食物中所缺乏的营养。

4.Mr Hayward, who stepped down as CEO in October, said he resented his treatment at the hands of a hostile US media and said he might have done a better public relations job if he'd studied acting, not geology.

step down退休, 辞职

例句：The manager had to step down on account of poor health.
      那位经理由于身体不好, 只能辞职不干。

5.The authorities in Moscow are allowing a rare public demonstration on Thursday in support of one of the journalists.

in support of支持

例句：The judge quoted various cases in support of his opinion.
      那位法官引证不同的案例以支持他的意见。