BBC news 2011-05-27 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The arrest of Ratko Mladic brings to an end to the hunt for one of the world's most wanted men.

brings to an end使结束；完成
例句：Neutral state in the area have tried to bring an end to the war. 
该地区的中立国为结束战争作出了努力。

2. He is charged with genocide and other war crimes from the Bosnian conflict of the 1990s, notably of orchestrating the massacre of over 7,000 Muslims in the eastern Bosnian town of Srebrenica in 1995, Europe's worst atrocity since the Second World War.

be charged with被控告
例句：He was charged with stealing.
他被控犯有偷窃行为。

3. But this is also a hugely important moment for Serbia's hopes of joining the European Union, which were dependent on Mladic's capture.

be dependent on依赖，依靠, 取决于
例句：Success is dependent on his effort.
成功与否取决于他的努力。

4. Hours after the announcement of his arrest, crowds gathered in a central square in Belgrade, calling for the general's release.

call for要求，需要，提倡
例句：The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。

5. His defence lawyer said that the hearing was cut short because of his client's poor physical state.

cut short突然停止
例句：The meeting was cut short when the chairman fell ill.
主席一生病, 会议就中断了。
physical state身体状况

6. Reconciliation is impossible when the basis for reconciliation is injustice, and The Hague has shown many times in the past decade that it's a court which has nothing to do with justice and legitimacy.

have nothing to do with与…没关系
例句：His success have nothing to do with his wealth.
他的成功与他的财富无关。

7. Bernard Munyagishari had been on the run for 17 years, but was apprehended in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where many who took part in the 1994 genocide have been hiding and causing misery for the Congolese population.

on the run奔逃, 逃跑
例句：He would tell his parents nothing about his life on the run or how he escaped from England.
有关自己的逃亡生活以及如何逃出英国的事他对父母是什么都不会讲的。

8. He's expected to be handed over to the Tanzania-based International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

hand over让与, 移交;送交
例句：They were handed over to a military tribunal for trial.
他们已被交给军事法庭审判。

9. IEDs are widely used by the Taliban and account for most of the casualties in Afghanistan.

account for说明〔解释〕…原因，证明
例句：Lack of money accounts for her discontinuing her studies.
缺钱是她辍学的原因。

10. The United States Supreme Court has upheld a law in the state of Arizona which gives its courts the power to shut down businesses that employ illegal migrants.

shut down  完全关闭，倒闭，停止运转
例句：The shop has shut down because of lack of trade.
那商店因生意萧条而停业。