BBC news 2011-03-26 加文本

call for 需要，要求，呼吁
例句：Different circumstances call for different tactics.
不同的情势需要不同的策略。

2. In the southern city of Deraa, protesters said at least 20 people were reported to have been killed when shots rang out after a statue of the former President Hafez al-Assad was set alight.

set alight 放火烧，点燃
例句：They poured kerosene all over the thatch house, preparing to set it alight.
他们把煤油浇在茅草屋上,准备放火。

3. Several other countries in the region have also seen mass protests. In Yemen, tens of thousands of people took part in peaceful demonstrations both for and against the government in the capital Sanaa.

tens of thousands of  数以万计的
例句：The Great Wall attracts tens of thousands of visitors to Beijing.
长城吸引了成千上万的游客到北京来。

take part in 参加，参与
例句：Did you take part in the festival feast last night?
你参加昨晚的节日宴会了吗？

4. In Jordan, fighting broke out when supporters of the monarchy threw stones at demonstrators demanding political reform.

break out 爆发，突然发生
例句：Should another world war break out, what would become of human beings?
万一另一次世界大战爆发，人类将会发生什么事？

5. Ever since the council authorised the use of force in Libya, some have asked whether it will do the same for the Ivory Coast. This text does not do that, though diplomats here have called on the beleaguered UN peacekeeping force in the country to adopt what they call a "more robust posture".

ever since从那时起,自那时以来
例句：He had cut me ever since my marriage.
自从我结婚，他就和我绝交了。

6. The Jesuit religious order in the United States has agreed to pay more than $160m to victims of sex abuse.

agree to 同意，赞同
例句：They didn't agree to water down their demands.
他们不同意降低他们的要求。

7. The no-confidence motion simply confirms the conclusions of a group of MPs that on Monday found the minority Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper in contempt of parliament for failing to provide the estimated costs for a number of spending programmes.

in contempt of 不顾，藐视
例句：He refused to answer in contempt of the rules of the court.
他藐视法院规章，拒绝回答。

8. A number of BBC radio services are coming to an end.

come to an end 结束，终止
例句：All good things must come to an end.
一切好事迟早都会结束。（天下没有不散的宴席。）

9. Airport workers in Spain have voted to call off strike action threatening to paralyse the country's airports over the Easter holiday.

call off 取消，把…叫走
例句：It rained so much that they had to call off the soccer game.
雨下得太大，所以他们必须取消足球赛。