BBC news 2011-05-01 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Residents of the Syrian city of Deraa say the army has seized control of a mosque associated with anti-government protesters.

seize control of夺取对.....的控制权
例句：The crew tried to seize control of the ship, and were shot for mutiny .
船员夺船未遂,均以叛乱罪被枪决。
associate with与…交往,，联系，关联
例句：Foreigners always associate China with the Great Wall.
外国人总是把中国和长城联系在一起。

2. But as the residents try to cope with their worsening conditions, the new Syrian Prime Minister Adel Safar has been talking about political reforms.

cope with对付，应付
例句：I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.
既要照顾家庭又要工作, 我不知道她是怎样应下来的。

3. The Muslim Brotherhood's future role worries secular and non-Muslim Egyptians because of its Islamist roots and the organisational advantages it enjoys thanks to its 80-year history.

thanks to幸亏, 多亏, 由于
例句：Thanks to your help, we were successful.
由于你的帮助, 我们得以成功。

4. At one point, the technical director Francois Blaquart says there should be an unofficial policy of keeping down the number of dual nationality, i.e. mainly black and North African, youngsters in French training centres.

keep down控制, 限制
例句：She is managing to keep down her spending.
她在设法缩小开支。

5. But defenders of French football's managing body say that the issue under discussion was the high number of players going through the excellent French national training system who defect to other national teams, many in Africa, at senior level.

go through遭受, 经受, 经历
例句：Margaret allowed herself to go through all sorts of indignities to woo the voters. 
玛格丽特为了争取选民，不得不忍受各种羞辱。
defect to叛投, 投靠
例句：Many writers, threatened with imprisonment, have defected to the West.
由于有被监禁的威胁, 许多作家投向了西方国家。 

6. We have taken away huge areas, for example in Kandahar, which is the homeland of the Taliban.

take away把…带走; 使离开
例句：The prisoner was taken away by an armed guard.
一个持枪的狱警把犯人带走了。

7. Mr Buffett admitted to thousands of shareholders gathered in Omaha for the company's annual meeting that he'd made a big mistake.

admit to 承认
例句：He admitted his guilt to the police.
他向警方承认有罪。
make a mistake 犯错误
例句：She make a mistake in addressing the letter.
她写信时写错了地址。