BBC news 2011-05-09 加文本

1. President Obama has called on the Pakistani government to investigate the support network that sustained Osama Bin Laden in the secret compound where he was killed by US commandos last week.
call on叫, 号召
例句：The government called on the workers to oppose waste.
政府号召工人反对浪费。

2. The Obama administration, while acknowledging that there is a problem, has left it up to congressmen and the media to raise public questions and criticisms of the Pakistani government.
leave up to sb由某人作决定
例句：At some colleges, the amount of work you will do is left entirely up to you.
在有些大学里, 做多少功课完全由你自己来决定。

3. The military authorities in Egypt have said they will take strong action to protect national security after deadly clashes between Muslims and Christians in Cairo, which have left 12 people dead and more than 200 injured.
take action采取行动, 行动起来
例句：The police had to take firm action to deal with the riots.
警方不得不采取果断行动来对付骚乱。

4. Ministers promised what they called an "iron fist" to restore order. Jonathan Head reports from Cairo.
iron fist铁拳
例句：The boss always appears kind and sympathetic but in fact rules with an iron fist in a velvet glove.
老板总是似乎很仁慈和富有同情心，但实际上他是外柔内刚。

5. The authorities are now threatening severe penalties, including capital punishment, for those involved in attacking places of worship.
involve in使参与〔陷入, 牵扯到〕
例句：The vast masses there have become involved in the health campaign.
那里的广大群众都参加了卫生运动。

6. The Muslim group had surrounded a church, in which they believed a convert to Islam was being held against her will. However, eyewitnesses say that other men stirred up the violence by throwing petrol bombs at the church, provoking an exchange of gunfire.
stir up引起; 激起
例句：Don't stir up trouble between them.
不要在他们之间惹麻烦。

7. Hundreds of activists have been rounded up since the state of emergency was imposed in mid-March.
round up使聚拢; 围捕
例句：I spent the morning trying to round up the documents I needed.
我用上午的时间尽力搜集所需要的文件。

8. The head of the Nato military alliance, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, has said he's optimistic that time is running out for the Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi.
run out用完, 耗尽
例句：Our food soon ran out.
我们的粮食很快就吃完了。