BBC news 2011-03-30 加文本

短语讲解：

1. President Obama has said he does not rule out supplying American weapons to opposition figures in Libya.

rule out排除
例句：We had to rule out the possibility of increased supplies. 
 我们只好排除了增加供应的可能性。

2. In a series of television interviews, he says he’s looking at all options in the current crisis.

a series of 一系列，一连串
例句：The band arranged for a series of concerts. 
 乐队安排了一系列的音乐会。 

3. Barack Obama was repeatedly pressed on whether he would supply the Libyan rebels with US military hardware.

press on 使负重
例句：The responsibilities pressed heavily on him.
责任沉重地压在他的身上。

4. Earlier, the British Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the coalition forces might allow equipments to be sent to people in Libya to defend themselves.

allow to 允许
例句：She would not allow to herself the possibility of yielding. 
 她不愿意给自己一个软化的机会。

5. He was speaking after an international conference on Libya in London. While as the talks took place in London, forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi launched a new offensive in eastern Libya, driving out rebels from towns they had recently captured.

take place 发生
例句：I shall arrange for the meeting to take place on Friday. 
 我将安排星期五开会。
drive out 驱逐，驱散
例句：They got a cat to drive out the mice. 
 他们找到一只猫来驱赶老鼠。

6. The rebels, hundreds of them up at the front line, fired Katyusha rockets among other things at the Gaddafi forces.

 at the front line 在前线
例句：The success of these programmes will depend on the hard work of education workers at the front line. 
 这些计划的成功，有赖前线教育工作者的努力耕耘。

7. Iraqi officials have said they believe Sunni militants linked to al-Qaeda were responsible for a bloody siege on Tuesday, in which more than 50 people were killed. 

link to 与…连接，联系
例句：Research finds genetic link to some types of gum disease 
 研究发现遗传与某些牙龈疾病有关。

8. Six women who worked for the company Wal-Mart alleged they were unfairly overlooked for pay rises and promotion in favour of less experienced male colleagues.

in favour of赞成，支持；为…的利益，有利于
例句：All the affiliated organizations are in favour of the plan. 
 所有的分支机构都赞成该计划。