BBC news 2011-01-12 加文本

1.The report urges adoption of a safety case approach similar to that used in Europe's North Sea since the British Piper Alpha disaster in 1988.

similar to跟...类似得,与...同样的

2.The head of the American negotiating team on Sudan has hinted at the possibility of the normalisation of relations between Sudan and the US.

hint at暗示(某事)

例句：What on earth are you hinting at?
      你到底在暗示什么?

      I hinted at his imprudence.
      我曾暗示他的不谨慎。

3.The Egyptians insist that they are capable of protecting all their citizens and blame foreign elements for the New Year's Day suicide bomb that killed more than 20 worshippers and policemen at a Coptic church in Alexandria, and left dozens more injured.

be capable of能够…,可以…,做得出…

例句：It should be capable of detecting exoplanets smaller than the Earth.
      这架望远镜能够侦测到体积比地球还小的系外行星。

4.The farm used contaminated animal feed that has been traced back to a company in northern Germany which distributes oil for use in animal feed production.

trace back to追溯到…

例句：His family traces back to the Norman Conquest.
      他的家世可追溯到诺曼人征服英国的时代。

      His father claims to be able to trace the family back to many centuries ago.
      他父亲声称能把家世追溯到许多世纪之前。

5.While government experts insist the dioxin levels are not dangerous, consumer groups accuse the authorities of playing down the risk to human health and are calling for tougher regulations to be imposed on the animal feed industry.

play down轻描淡写, 故意缩小…的重要性

例句：She tried to play down his part in the affair.
       她极力贬低他在这一事件中的作用。

      Somehow Harriet always tried to play herself down to her friends.
      不知为什么, 哈丽特总是竭力使自己在朋友们中间显得无足轻重似的。