BBC news 2011-03-28 加文本

in a state of 处于…状态之中
例句：She is in a state of deep depression. 
 她处于深深的沮丧状态之中。

2. NATO has agreed to take control of all international operations in Libya.

take control of 掌管，控制
例句：There must be someone who can take control of these naughty children.
应该有人能管住这些淘气的孩子。

3. The organisation's Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the decision would take immediate effect.

take effect 生效，奏效
例句：The new tax law will not take effect until next month. 
 新税法要到下个月才开始实施。

4. The secretary general says the alliance has decided to take on the whole military operation in Libya.

take on 开始从事，承担
例句：I shall have to brush up my mathematics before I take on that job. 
 我接那项工作以前得复习一下数学。

5. Israel has activated a new anti-missile defence system to shoot down rockets fired from Gaza.

shoot down 击落；【口】驳倒;坚决反对;否决
例句：He was able to shoot down a flying bird with the bow and arrow. 
 他张弓搭箭能射落空中的飞鸟。
The workers shot down the manager's idea of shorter vacations.
工人们驳倒了经理缩短假期的主意。

6. The operators of the Japanese nuclear power plant crippled by the earthquake and tsunami more than two weeks ago have reported the highest levels of radiation so far.

so far 目前为止，迄今为止
例句：So far the message has not been read. 
 这个信息至今未被辨认出来。