BBC news 2011-06-05 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Government officials in Yemen say President Ali Abdullah Saleh remains in hospital after being injured in the attack on his compound in the capital Sanaa on Friday.

in hospital 住院
例句：He is in hospital.
他住院了。

2. Five senior Yemeni officials injured along with him are now being treated in Saudi Arabia.

along with和...一起[一道], 随着
例句：She came along with us.
她是同我们一起来的。

3. Sources close to the president told the BBC it is fortunate he didn't die, otherwise there would have been a civil war.

close to与…关系密切
例句：My high school English teacher was close to me. She was almost my best friend.
我中学的英语老师与我关系很密切, 她几乎是我最好的朋友。

4. The attack took place while the president and his supporters were at Friday prayers at the mosque inside his compound.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The threatening strike did not take place after all.
可能来临的罢工终究没有发生。

5. A month after the killing of Osama Bin Laden, it appears that al-Qaeda has been deprived of another top leader Ilyas Kashmiri.

deprive of剥夺某人的…
例句：They deprived the criminal of political rights for all his life.
他们剥夺那罪犯的终身政治权利。

6. Kashmiri was blamed for a string of attacks in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan.

blame for因…怪罪, 责怪(某人)
例句：The conductor is blamed for the accident.
售票员因此次意外事故而受到指责。

7. It stands on the brink of European Union membership, aiming to join in 2013.

on the brink of濒于
例句：The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.
该公司已濒临于破产的边缘。

8. Alirio Rojas Bocanegra was responsible for the personal safety of Alfonso Cano, the head of Farc.

be responsible for为…负责,形成…的原因
例句：He should be responsible for that.
他应该对此事负有责任。

9. The government said it was closing in on Alfonso Cano.

close in使关闭
例句：Police closed in the railway station.
警察关闭了火车站。

10. China has responded angrily to a call from the United States to release dissidents and account for the killings 22 years ago.

account for对...负有责任
例句：You will have to account for the disappearance of the money.
你要对丢失了钱负责。

11. It said the US ignored facts and had rudely interfered in its judicial sovereignty.

interfere in干涉, 干预
例句：None has the right to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.
任何国家都无权干涉别国内政。

12. Li Na has been credited with popularising tennis in China.

credit with相信〔认为〕(某人)有(某种业绩、优点)
例句：He is credited with great achievements in physics.
他被认为在物理学方面有很大的成就。