BBC news 2010-12-08 加文本

consent to同意, 答应

例句：Her father reluctantly consented to the marriage.
      她父亲勉强地答应了这桩婚姻。

      Joe's mother consents to let him live with his girl friend, but his father doesn't.
      乔的母亲同意让他和女朋友住在一起, 但父亲却反对。

2.There'll now be a full hearing in a week's time when the arguments will be laid out on both sides.

lay out陈设; 展开

例句：She laid out all her new clothes on the bed.
      她把她所有的新衣服都摊开在床上。

      The goods for sale were attractively laid out.
      供出售的商品都陈列了出来, 极引人注目。

3.and he says they will use the option, if necessary, of appealing to a higher court even if this court decides in favour of the Swedish authorities.

in favour of有利于,便于;赞成,支持

例句：Are you in favour of hanging?
      你赞成绞刑吗？

4.Our correspondent John James in Abidjan says that Mr Gbagbo shows no signs of bowing out.

bow out放弃做(某事)

例句：Jim bowed himself out of the competition when he learned who his opponent was.
      吉姆得知谁是他的对手后, 退出了比赛。

5.But in terms of who holds the power, Laurent Gbagbo has been in charge for the last few years, so he's got that continuity of control over the institutions of the state.

in terms of就…而言, 从…方面说来

例句：He referred to your work in terms of high praise.
      他对你的工作大加赞扬。