BBC news 2011-05-12 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The prosecution's evidence relied largely on intercepted phone calls with some of the most senior executives on Wall Street.

rely on信赖, 依赖,依靠
例句：Hong Kong's prosperity relies heavily on foreign businesses.
香港的繁荣在很大程度上依赖于外国商行。

2. If he loses his appeal, he faces up to 20 years in prison.

face up to勇敢地接受〔面对〕, 正视(而不畏缩)
例句：We must face up to our responsibilities and not try to get out of them.
我们必须勇敢地担当起我们的责任, 而不应当试图推卸责任。

3. New research suggests that almost 50 women are raped in the Democratic Republic of Congo every hour, a figure which adds up to 400,000 in a year.

add up to总计达, 总共是
例句：The money adds up to $100.
这笔钱总计达100美元。

4. But a government spokesman in Kinshasa said the recent high figures were caused by better reporting rather than by rising violence.

rather than而不是
例句：They thus increased their annual grain production rather than diminished it.
他们这样增加了而不是减少了粮食年产量。

5. The research was published in the American Journal of Public Health, which was based on a health survey of 10,000 Congolese women in 2007.

be based on 根据，以…为基础
例句：These charges are based on facts.
这些指控是基于事实。

6. Anti-government forces in Libya say they have taken control of the airport in the western city of Misrata after days of heavy fighting with troops loyal to Colonel Gaddafi.

take control of控制
例句：There must be someone who can take control of these naughty children
应该有人能管住这些淘气的孩子。

7. A doctor in the city told the BBC that the rebels had made important progress.

make progress前进,进步
例句：One can make progress only if one accepts opinions from others.
能接受别人意见，才能使自己进步。

8. Today well after a very brutal and fierce battle between Gaddafi's forces and the freedom fighters, we have managed to gain control and retaken the airport.

manage to达成,设法
例句：I manage to dodge some sharp questions.
我设法避开尖锐的问题。

9. The UN special representative Radhika Coomaraswamy told the BBC that during the recent civil war in Yemen up to 15% of the pro-government militia and about 20% of the Huthi rebel force was made up of children.

be made up of由…组成
例句：Clouds are made up of water.
云是由水构成的。

10. True Finns' strong showing in last month's election had put Finnish parliamentary approval for the Portugal aid package in doubt, but the government says it is confident it can muster enough votes.

in doubt存在疑问
例句：The boy's honesty was never called in doubt.
那个男孩的诚实不容置疑。