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BBC news 2011-04-27 加文本
短语讲解:
1. Britain, France and Italy have become the latest countries to demand that Syria stop using violence against anti-government protesters.
stop doing sth 停止正在做的事
例句:She stopped singing. 她停止唱歌。
stop to do sth 停止正在做的事去做另一件事
例句:She stopped to sing. 她停下了去唱歌。
2. The British government has warned it will push for sanctions if the repression continues.
push for急切、强烈地要求,为…奋力争取
例句:People living near the airport are pushing for new rules about night flight.
住在机场附近的人们正强烈要求制订出夜航班机的新规。
3. Many governments and international organisations are lining up to urge the Syrian regime to change course.
line up联合起来
例句:Three parties lined up to deal with the government party.
三个党派联合起来对付执政党。
4. Access to the sea has been a lifeline for the people of Misrata during the siege, allowing residents to leave and aid supplies to come in.
access to 到某地的通道,有权使用
例句:The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields.
要到那农舍去唯有穿过田地。
aid supply 救援物资
5. Italy and France say there must be changes to the Schengen Agreement on open borders in the European Union to help member states cope with exceptional circumstances.
cope with 对付,应付,处理
例句:Do not imagine that you can cope with all the problems.
别以为你能处理所有这些问题。
6. The call by Silvio Berlusconi and Nicolas Sarkozy follows a row over what to do with about 25,000 migrants displaced by unrest in North Africa.
do with 处理,对待
例句:What shall we do with the leftovers?
这些剩菜怎么处理?
7. Higher interest rates can be a sign that investors think a borrower is in danger of failing to repay.
in danger of 在…危险中
例句:The sick man is in danger of death.
这位病人有死亡的危险。
8. Millions of Nigerians have been voting for the country's powerful state governors, the third poll in as many weeks.
vote for 投票赞成,投票支持
例句:I think a lot of people will vote for you
我想很多人会投票支持你。