BBC news 2010-12-27 加文本

1....oth men say they won Ivory Coast's presidential election, but Mr Gbagbo has held on to day-to-day power, despite international appeals to him to leave office.

appeal to向…呼吁; 向…请求;恳求

例句：By appealing to his better nature, we persuaded him to change his mind.
      我们唤醒了他的良知, 劝他改变了主意。

      He earnestly appealed to his friends for support.
      他恳切地向朋友请求支持。

hold on to坚持,固守,抓紧

例句：They determined to hold on to the last.
      他们决定坚持到最后。

2.But the Anglican Archbishop of Jos, Ben Kwashi, told the BBC Friday's bomb blasts were nothing to do with religion.

nothing to do with与…无关

例句：That has nothing to do with me.
      这和我没关系。

3.He blamed the international media for inflaming tensions.

blame for因…怪罪, 责怪(某人)

例句：Don't keep blaming your little sister for your bad behavior.
      不要总是把你的不良行为怪在你的小妹妹身上。

      He blamed his brother for breaking the window.
      他责备他兄弟打破了窗玻璃。

4.The Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said Israel will not apologise to Turkey for a military raid on an aid ship bound for the Gaza Strip in which nine activists were killed.

bound for驶往

例句：Where is ship bound for?
      这船是开往哪儿去的？

5.On the apology issue, this borders on rudeness and is even beyond rudeness.

border on近乎

例句：What you are doing borders on the ridiculous.
      你所做的事近乎可笑。