BBC news 2011-04-25 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Thousands of anti-government protesters in the Yemeni capital Sanaa say they don't trust President Ali Abdullah Saleh to keep his promise to step down.

keep one’s promise 信守承诺
例句：Rarely did he fail to keep his promise. 
他真的很难得失信。 
step down 下台，辞职
例句：After the scandal over misappropriated funds the chief accountant was asked to step down. 
由于滥用专款的丑闻，总会计师被迫辞职。

2. It doesn't look as if Yemen's political crisis will end soon.

as if 好像，仿佛
例句：He looked as if he was about to burst into tears. 
他看上去马上就会泪流满面。

3.  It says five security personnel were killed by armed criminal gangs and 38 policemen injured in Saturday's violence.

criminal gang 犯罪团伙
例句：He fell into the clutches of the criminal gang. 
他落到了犯罪集团的魔爪中。 

4. He said it appeared that rebel forces had taken over three of the four locations that Colonel Gaddafi's troops had been holding inside the city.

take over 接管，接替
例句：She took over his work after his departure.
他离开以后, 她接替了他的工作。

5. The head of the Transitional National Council, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, said the money was needed in part to pay salaries in eastern Libya.

in part 部分地，在某种程度上
例句：Tom was only in small part responsible.
汤姆只有一小部分责任。

6. The opposition has been trying to get access to foreign exchange reserves since the uprising began in February.

foreign exchange reserves 外汇储备量

7. Bahrain's Crown Prince clearly hoped things would quieten down in his backyard.

quieten down 平静下来，安静下来
例句：She tried to quieten herself down .
她试图使自己镇静下来。

8. Prince Salman has, with deep regret, now pulled out of Friday's celebrations in order clearly not to overshadow the occasion.

pull out of 从…中退出
例句：The invading troops are pulling out of the occupied area under international supervision.
入侵部队正在国际监督下撤出占领区。