BBC news 2011-04-24 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The governing party in Yemen has accepted in full a proposal by Gulf Arab states aimed at resolving the country's political crisis.

in full 全部，完全
例句：The bill must be paid in full by the last day of this month.
帐单须在本月底之前全部付清。
aim at 以…为目标，旨在于…
例句：The factory must aim at increasing production.
工厂必须致力于增加生产。

2. The proposal would see President Saleh transfer power to his vice president within a month of an agreement with the opposition to grant him immunity from prosecution.

transfer to 转移，转乘，转学
例句：You can take the subway and then transfer to a bus. 
你可先乘地铁然后转乘公共汽车。

3. They say they welcome the initiative by the Gulf states to end Yemen's political crisis but seem reluctant to serve in a government with the ruling party.

be reluctant to do不情愿做…，勉强做…
例句：He is reluctant to lent us money .
他很不情愿把钱借给我们。

4. There was panic as people looked for cover and tried to get away.

get away 脱身，逃掉，逃脱
例句：He got away just before the enemy came.
就在敌人到来之前他跑掉了。

5. The United States says it has carried out its first attack in Libya, using an unmanned drone aircraft.

carry out 进行，执行，实行
例句：He carried out the plan in very detail.
他一丝不苟地执行那项计划。

6. But a lot could hinge on the loyalty of the different tribes.

hinge on 取决于，以…为转移
例句：Everything hinges on his decision.
一切由他决定。

7. Campana, who's 38, had already been sentenced to nine years in jail for his mob activities.

be sentenced to 被判处…，被判…刑
例句：The criminal was sentenced to life. 
罪犯被判处无期徒刑。

8. His gang is smaller than other mafias like the Cosa Nostra or the 'Ndrangheta, and it's thought to specialise in smuggling operations from the Balkans and Eastern Europe.

specialise in 专门从事…
例句：We specialise in glass making. 
我们专门从事制造玻璃。 

9. That's an increase of almost 100 compared with the last census three years ago.

compare with 与…相比
例句：My knowledge is not to be compared with yours.
我的知识不能与你的相比。

10. And the electronics company Sony has announced the death of the man credited with developing the compact disc, Norio Ohga.

credit with 归功于
例句：She credited herself with the discovery.
她把那项发现归功于她自己。