BBC news 2010-12-26 加文本

1.Meanwhile, the incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo is clinging on in defiance of growing international calls for him to hand over power.

cling on坚持

例句：Throughout this 15-year ordeal, Japan has struggled with the difficult issue of what to jettison and what to cling on  to.
      在这15年的痛苦经历中，经济问题中应该扬弃一些什么，成为困扰日本的难题。

in defiance of不管…; 无视…
 
例句：She acted in defiance of my orders.
      她无视我的命令行动了。

      He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.
      他蔑视警告爬上了那架梯子。

2.The second rise in interest rates in China in just over two months is coming into effect as the government steps up its fight against inflation.

come into effect(文件、合同）生效

例句：The contract will come into effect upon signature.
      此合同将在签字后生效。

3.Over the past two years, loans have been easy to come by as China rebounded quickly from the global economic crisis.

come by得到, 获得

例句：He came by the data from various sources.
      这些资料他是从不同地方找到的。

      Money that is easily come by is often easily spent.
      钱来得容易往往也花得容易。

4.Delivering his Christmas Day sermon, Dr Williams said that with hardship ahead for so many, confidence was low, and it would grow only if there were more signs of solidarity.

only if表示只有；if only则表示如果……就好了。If only也可用于陈述语气。

　　I wake up only if the alarm clock rings. 只有闹钟响了，我才会醒。

　　If only the alarm clock had rung.　　　当时闹钟响了，就好了。

　　If only he comes early.　　　　　　　但愿他早点回来。