BBC news 2011-06-23 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Chinese state media said he had confessed to tax evasion and had promised to repay what he owed.

tax evasion逃税,漏税
例句：The movie star is in prison for tax evasion.
那位影星因为逃税而坐牢。

2. State media reported that Ai Weiwei had been released after showing what it called a "good attitude in confessing to his crimes" and also because he was suffering from a chronic illness.

suffer from患(某种病); 受(某种病痛)折磨
例句：You must have suffered from a cold.
你一定是感冒了。

3. In a speech this evening, President Barack Obama is expected to announce a gradual withdrawal of thousands of American troops from Afghanistan.

be expected to do 被期待做…
例句：Traffic is expected to be resumed shortly.
预期很快能恢复交通。

4. The enormous cost of the military deployment, currently more than $2bn a week, is attracting high-profile criticism from Republicans and Democrats whilst the public, battered by hard economic times, are weary of a war that seems to have no end and appears punctuated only by the deaths of young Americans.

be weary of对…感到厌倦
例句：The people are growing weary of the war.
人民对这场战争越来越厌倦了。

5. His military commanders are wary of throwing away hard-fought gains by withdrawing troops too soon.

throw away浪费; 错过; 扔掉
例句：He has thrown away a good opportunity.
他已失去了一个良好的机会。

6. He described it as a very difficult situation and said Washington had been in close contact with its European colleagues.

describe as描述为, 说成是
例句：I should describe the attempt as a failure.
我认为这次尝试失败了。
in contact with与…联系, 与…接触
例句：Finally he managed to get in contact with them.
他终于设法与他们取得了联系。

7. In particular, consumers' purchasing power has been damaged by higher food and energy prices, and the aftermath of the tragic earthquake and tsunami in Japan has been associated with disruptions in global supply chains, especially in the auto sector.

in particular尤其, 特别
例句：She likes fruit and tomatoes in particular.
她喜欢水果, 尤其是西红柿。
associate with与…交往, 联系
例句：Foreigners always associate China with the Great Wall.
外国人总是把中国和长城联系在一起。

8. However, some moderation in gasoline prices is now in prospect, and the effects of the Japanese disaster on manufacturing output are likely to dissipate in coming months.

in prospect可以指望, 即将出现
例句：Her husband is out of work and has nothing in prospect at present.
她丈夫失业了, 目前还没有找到工作的希望。

9. A military court in Bahrain has sentenced eight opposition activists to life in prison after convicting them of plotting to overthrow the government during protests earlier this year.

convict of宣判(某人)犯有(某罪)
例句：The jury convicted the accused man of theft and arson.
陪审团宣判被告犯有偷窃和纵火罪。

10. At the start of his trial on charges of racial abuse, the British fashion designer John Galliano has told a French court that he's addicted to alcohol, sleeping tablets and valium.

be addicted to沉迷于
例句：He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.
他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。