BBC news 2011-04-11 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Our first priority is to obtain a ceasefire, an immediate ceasefire, in order to start a dialogue.

in order to 为了…
例句：Most people have to work in order to live .大多数人必须工作以维持生活。

2. And we have a roadmap which was already submitted to the Libyan authorities a couple of weeks ago.

submit to 向…呈交，递交
例句：The developers submitted building plans to the council for approval.
开发商把施工方案提交议会以求批准。
a couple of 两个，几个
例句：They walked a couple of miles.
他们步行了几英里。

3. Mr Mubarak rejected accusations that he had amassed wealth illegally during his 30 years as president and he promised to cooperate with the authorities to clear his family’s name.

cooperate with 与…合作，协作
例句：We sincerely expect to cooperate with you.
我们真诚期待与您合作。

4. I agree to give any undertakings or signatures in writing that could enable the Egyptian public prosecutor to request the Egyptian Foreign Ministry to contact foreign ministries around the world to communicate to them my approval to reveal any bank accounts we may have abroad since I assumed public office.

communicate to 传递给…，向…表达，传达
例句：I communicate to him that secret. 
我把那秘密告诉了他。

5. A UN spokesman said the air strikes were aimed at destroying Mr Gbagbo’s heavy weaponry which had earlier been used to assault the UN headquarters in Abidjan.

be aimed at 旨在，以…为目的
例句：The book appears to be aimed at pet -lovers .
这本书的目标读者似乎是那些热爱宠物的人。

6. Two United Nations and at least six French helicopter gunships were involved in the attacks.

be involved in 包括在…中，被卷入…，涉及…
例句：Don't ask me . I don't want to be involved in your quarrel .
别问我，我可不想卷进你们的争吵当中。

7. The United Nations has clearly taken sides in this war between a man who won a United Nations certified election and a man who refuses to accept that he lost.

take side 支持，站在…一边
例句：The children all take side with the mother when she leave her husband .
当她离开丈夫时，孩子们都向着她。

8. The Gulf Arab states have set out details of a plan under which they want President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen to hand over power after more than 30 years in office.

set out 陈述，阐述
例句：He set out his objections to the plan .
他陈述了他对这个计划的反对意见。
hand over 移交，转让
例句：He has resigned and will hand over charge of his office today.
他已辞职, 将在今日办移交手续。

9. Such a handover would strip Mr Saleh of most of his power, but it could still keep him in office while the opposition-led transitional government prepares for the new election.

prepare for 为…做准备
例句：The front desk must prepare for a surge of arrving guests. 
总服务台应为大批顾客的蜂拥而至作好准备。