BBC news 2011-06-21 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Syrian activists say their anti-government protests will continue, dismissing a renewed pledge by President Bashar al-Assad to set up a national dialogue.

set up建立，建造, 创立, 竖立
例句：Plenty of foreign firms have set up factories here.
很多外国公司已在这里开办工厂。

2. A spokesman for the activists said they were no longer just demanding reform but a change of government.

no longer不再, 已不, 不复, 再也不
例句：He was long a famous musician, but he plays no longer.
他成为有名的音乐家已很久了, 但他现在不演奏了。

3. You and those around you are in the rubbish bin of history.

rubbish bin垃圾箱

4. As far as the protest movement is concerned, the speech contained nothing new, just a repeat of what they call the "empty promises" of reform and change that he's laid out before.

as far as据…, 就…
例句：As far as I am concerned, the best color is red.
就我来说，最好的颜色是红色。
lay out陈设; 展开
例句：The goods for sale were attractively laid out.
供出售的商品都陈列了出来, 极引人注目。

5. They were accused of corruption and drug trafficking and sentenced in absentia.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：He was accused of murder.
他被指控犯了谋杀罪。

6. They accuse Nato of using eight rockets to carry out the attack, which pulverised a country estate west of the capital Tripoli.

carry out实行，执行，贯彻，进行(到底)；开展
例句：You must carry out my orders.
你必须执行我的命令。

7. The families of a group of doctors on trial in Bahrain for taking part in anti-government protests say they've been tortured into making false confessions.

take part in参加…, 参与…活动
例句：Joe took an active part in the struggle.
乔积极参加斗争。

8. The move to demilitarise the area comes just three weeks before the south is due to secede from the north.

be due to 预期，预订
例句：My passport is due to expire.
我的护照要到期了。

9. In the largest sex discrimination case ever brought before a court, the United States Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the retailing giant Wal-Mart.

in favour of赞成，支持；有利于
例句：Everyone in the class voted in favour of the competition.
班里的每个人都投票赞成参加那个竞赛。

10. The four most liberal justices, three of them women, wrote that Wal-Mart's predominantly male managers were steeped in a corporate culture that perpetuates gender stereotypes.

steep in专心于, 沉湎于; 精通于, 习惯于
例句：He steeped himself in the traditions of the English countryside.
他对英国农村的习俗非常熟悉。

11. Coral reef specialist Ove Hoegh-Guldberg was one of the experts involved in the report.

involve in使参与〔陷入, 牵扯到〕
例句：Don't involve yourself in unnecessary dispute.
不要把自己卷入无谓的争论中。