BBC news 2011-05-08 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Senior United States intelligence officials have for the first time said that Osama Bin Laden was in active control of al-Qaeda right up to his death in the American raid on his compound in Pakistan.

for the first time第一次
例句：They starred her for the first time.
他们第一次让她当主角。
in control of控制,管理,掌握
例句：A teacher must be in control of his class. 
教员必须负责管好他的班。 

2. The really interesting thing, I think, coming out of all of this is that US intelligence appears to be doing a 180-degree about-turn.

come out of由…产生,从…出来
例句：No good would come out of it.
这不会有什么好结果。
a 180-degree about-turn  180°的大转变

3. Having said for years that "Well, he's on the run, he's not...he's too busy to do any command and controlling," they are now saying that his compound in Abbottabad was the command and control centre, a command and control centre for al-Qaeda, and that he was in operational command of the organisation, which is quite different to what we've been told till now.

in command of指挥
例句：He was in command of the British Army in Egypt.
他统率驻扎在埃及的英国军队。
be different to与…不同
例句：The town is different to how I expected it to be.
这个城镇跟我期望的不一样。

4. At least six of the attacks were carried out by suicide bombers.

carry out完成, 实现
例句：They carried out their plan without difficulty.
他们顺利地完成了计划。

5. They are trying to hide their defeat by taking revenge on the innocent people of Afghanistan, he said.

take revenge on对…进行报复
例句：The criminal wanted to take revenge on his captors. 
罪犯想对逮捕者复仇。

6. A spokesman for the Taliban denied that, saying that on the contrary, the Kandahar attack had been planned for some time.

on the contrary (与此)相反, 正相反, 恰恰相反
例句：You think you are clever; on the contrary, I assure that you are very foolish.
你自以为很聪明, 相反地, 我确信你很傻。

7. They've also put out a statement more recently, saying that what they called the pure blood of Osama Bin Laden would nurture the sapling of jihad.

put out发布
例句：The government will put out a new statement tomorrow.
政府将于明天发布一项新声明。

8. A foreign minister spokesman said Italy would only provide the rebels with self-defence equipment.

provide with给…提供;以…装备
例句：The ship was provided with radar equipment.
那船装有雷达设备。

9. The BBC has learnt that the European Commission is willing to cut the interest rate on the emergency loans made to the Irish Republic last year.

be willing to乐于，愿意
例句：We are willing to establish business relations with you.
我们愿与贵公司建立业务关系。
interest rate利率

10. What Ireland must give up in return, though, is unclear.

give up停止，放弃
例句：She will give up this journey.
她将放弃这次旅行。
in return作为报答
例句：I bought him a drink in return for his help. 
我请他喝酒以酬谢他的帮助。