BBC news 2011-06-08 加文本

短语讲解：

1. In a telephone interview on the French international television station France24, Lamia Chakkour said that she was stepping down with immediate effect.

step down辞职，下台
例句：The judge had made a terrible blunder, so he had to step down.
法官犯了大错，所以他只好下台。

2. In Syria itself, residents of the town of Jisr al-Shughour are reported to be fleeing and building roadblocks in fear of a possible assault by government forces.

in fear of怕…, 为…提心吊胆
例句：The thief passed the day in fear of discovery.
那小偷整天提心吊胆怕被发现。

3. The message came hours after Nato carried out one of its heaviest daytime raids on Tripoli so far.

carry out实行，执行，贯彻，进行(到底)；开展
例句：Three students were chosen to carry out the experiment.
挑选了三名学生进行这项实验。

4. Nato later confirmed that more than 10,000 sorties have been flown since operations began at the end of March.

at the end of在…结尾,在…末端
例句：The audience clapped at the end of the play .
剧终时观众鼓掌。

5. After the attack on his palace on Friday, the presidential spokesman said that Mr Saleh got away with mere scratches.

get away with拿走，带走(某人、某物等)；带着…逃跑了
例句：He got away with my watch.
他带着我的表逃走了。

6. There are also proposals for a new set of global safety standards. A BBC correspondent says the nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, is likely to be given a bigger role in guaranteeing safety.

be likely to可能; 倾向于; 很可能
例句：He is not likely to be elected.
他不可能当选。

7. The Home Secretary Theresa May said that the greatest threat to Britain continues to come from al-Qaeda.

come from来自某处
例句：They came from all parts of the country.
他们来自全国各地。

8. To tackle that threat, we must not only arrest and prosecute those who breach the law, but we must also stop people being drawn into terrorist-related activity in the first place.

draw into把…拉进, 吸引进
例句：Don't try to draw me into your plan.
别想把我也拉进你们的计划中去。

9. Five people are reported to have been killed in a series of explosions in the northeastern Nigerian town of Maiduguri.

a series of一系列, 一连串
例句：A series of accidents disordered the shop.
一连串的意外事件把店里弄得乱七八糟。

10. The attacks in Nigeria's northeast are now taking place on an almost daily basis. In Maiduguri, where Boko Haram have focused their activities, there were two bomb blasts at police stations and one at a church.

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。