BBC news 2011-05-13 加文本

短语讲解：

1. New research suggests the risk of an HIV-positive person transmitting the disease to an uninfected partner can be reduced drastically if they are given early treatment with anti-retroviral drugs.

transmit to把…传给
例句：Parents transmit some of their characteristics to their children.
父母把他们的某些特性遗传给子女。

2. "This, a 96% result, is quite remarkable. Because of the very convincing result, we now need to look at how this result will impact on the international treatment guidelines, and we need to work out how the package of prevention care can be best adopted for different populations."

impact on 对…冲击，影响
例句：These costs will impact on our profitability.
这些费用会影响到我们的利润。
work out解决, 解答; 计算出
例句：This problem will not work out.
这个问题解答不了。

3. The court in Munich sentenced him to five years in prison, but issued the release order on grounds of his age and pending an appeal.

sentence to处以…刑罚
例句：She was sentenced to six years' imprisonment.
她被处六年徒刑。

4. Descendants of the founder of the giant French vehicle maker Renault are seeking compensation for the nationalisation of the company in 1945 after their grandfather was accused of collaborating with the Nazis during the Second World War.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：The man was accused of being a spy.
那人被指控是个间谍。

5. European football's governing body, which has vowed to crack down on racism in football, has now decided to launch disciplinary proceedings.

crack down采取严厉措施, 制裁
例句：The police are really beginning to crack down on drivers who park their cars just where they like.
警察真要对那些随便停放汽车的司机采取严厉措施了。

6. A British inquiry into the invasion of Iraq has released a letter from a former intelligence officer who said he came under strong pressure to find evidence to support military action.

under pressure在压力下
例句：He works well under pressure.
他在有压力的情况下工作很出色。

7. The official Michael Laurie said an intelligence dossier in 2002 asserting that Saddam Hussein was developing weapons of mass destruction was intended to make the case for war.

intend to打算(做)..., 想要(做)...
例句：I intend to emigrate to Canada.
我打算移民加拿大。

8. His supporters say the decision to sack him from the bank is related to his attempt to enter politics three years ago, a charge the government denies.

be related to与...有关, 和...有联系
例句：The matter is related to you very much.
此事与你有极大的关系。

9. The code requires that some athletes declare their whereabouts for an hour every day in case they are ordered to have a drugs test.

in case免得, 以防
例句：Keep the window closed in case it rains.
把窗户关好, 以防下雨。