BBC news 2011-06-17 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The euro has fallen sharply on the international money markets because of concern about the debt crisis in Greece, where fresh austerity measures have still not gone through parliament.

because of因为, 由于
例句：It was because of the job that he had taken the flat.
他因为工作的原因租了那套公寓。
debt crisis债务危机
go through (法律、方案等)被通过
例句：The bill has now gone through.
这个提案现在已经通过。

2. Political indecision lies behind these latest jitters in the financial markets.

lie behind是…的原因
例句：Do you know what lies behind her sudden departure for London?
你知道她突然去伦敦的原因吗?

3. There's the lack of parliamentary approval in Greece for new austerity measures intended to reduce the government's borrowing needs.

intend to打算(做)..., 想要(做)...
例句：We intend to apply economic sanctions.
我们打算实施经济制裁。

4. There's also the failure of other euro area governments and the European Central Bank to agree on the terms for providing further financial support as Greece tries to stabilise its debts.

agree on对某事〔物〕有同样看法, 商定〔同意〕某事, 商定做某事
例句：We agree on the question.
我们在这个问题上意见一致。

5. At a rowdy news conference, the Democrat politician, who'd previously refused to stand down, apologised for his mistakes and the embarrassment he had caused.

stand down退出竞赛(或竞选)；(从高职位)退下
例句：John stood down during the competition for pulling his muscle.
约翰因肌肉拉伤而中途退出了比赛。
apologise for为…道歉, 替…道歉
例句：I must apologise for the dreadful mistake I made.
我为我所犯的严重错误深表歉意。

6. I hope to be able to continue the work that the citizens of my district elected me to do to fight for the middle class and those struggling to make it.

fight for为…而战斗〔竞争〕
例句：They fought for their country.
他们为祖国而战斗。

7. Today, he faces the challenge of trying to prove al-Qaeda's relevance to the millions casting off dictatorship around the Middle East.

cast off摆脱; 抛弃
例句：The millionaire cast off his daughter when she married a poor young man.
当那个百万富翁的女儿嫁给一个穷小子时, 他断绝了和女儿的关系。

8. A bomb has exploded outside Nigeria's national police headquarters in the capital Abuja, killing a number of people.

a number of一些
例句：A large number of people were present.
很多人出席了。

9. The bodies were hauled up from a depth of almost 4,000 metres after a lengthy search of the seabed.

haul up拖起, 拉起(某物)
例句：The log was hauled up by a crane.
木头被起重机吊了起来。

10. The process of identification will be based on DNA or dental records.

be based on根据，以…为基础
例句：Action should be based on solid facts.
行动应有确凿的事实为依据。