BBC news 2010-11-19 加文本

1.Greece has unveiled deep new spending cuts aimed at reducing its budget deficit by almost $7bn to comply with the terms of a European Union and IMF bailout.

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.He declined to give details about the investigations in Nigeria.

decline to谢绝，拒绝

例句：Our clients decline to raise their price.
      我方客户拒绝提高他们的价格。

3.A report says a dual epidemic of tuberculosis and HIV infection in Swaziland is threatening to wipe out entire generations.

wipe out彻底摧毁, 消灭

例句：The plague once could wipe out a village.
      鼠疫曾一度可以夺走整个村庄村民的生命。

      We are always ready to wipe out any enemy who dares to attack.
      我们时刻准备着消灭一切胆敢来犯之敌。

4.He called on the US Senate to vote on the Start II treaty before Congress breaks up for the year.

break up放假

例句：We break up next week.
      我们下周放假。

结束

例句：The party breaks up and the neighbors hurry home.
      宴会就此结束, 邻居们匆匆地赶回家去。

5.The Italian government has announced that it's captured all but two of the 30 most wanted mafia criminals.

all but几乎, 差不多

例句：She all but fainted when she heard the news.
       听到那消息, 她差点晕过去。

除了…之外(都)

例句：All but one of the passengers were killed in the accident.
      除了一个乘客外, 其他人都在这起事故中丧生。

anything but，nothing but，all but，none but
这些短语均由代词加前置词but(除开)构成，但含义各不相同。

anything but(=not at all,by no means,never)表示“决不，根本不”。
nothing but(=only)表示“只不过，除了……以外什么也没有”。
all but(=almost,nearly)表示“几乎，差一点”。
none but(=no one except)表示“只有；除……外谁也不”。