BBC news 2011-06-24 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Syrian troops and tanks have moved into areas along the border with Turkey, where thousands of people had taken refuge from the campaign against political protests.

take refuge避难,(以掩饰等手段)逃脱困境
例句：A thunderstorm forced him to take refuge at a hut.
一场雷雨迫使他躲在草屋里。

2. Turkey has been a de facto buffer zone.

de facto实际上存在的
例句：He was not the king de facto.
他并不是实际的国王。

3. Thousands of Syrians fleeing from their own army have camped out there, assuming they were protected by the Turkish military bases across the border.

camp out暂住; 勉强居住; 野营; 露营
例句：The troops were camped out near the town.
部队扎营在离城不远的地方。

4. And the refugees who'd been living just inside Syria with their cars and farm animals rushed through the barbed-wire fence into Turkish territory, from where they were driven to one of the five camps being run by the Turkish authorities.

rush through匆忙做完，快速通过
例句：The new Bill was rushed through Parliament.
新的议案很快在国会中通过了。

5. I do not intend to discuss the specifics of the private advice I rendered with respect to these decisions.

intend to打算(做)..., 想要(做)...
例句：I intend to find a new job.我打算找份新工作。
with respect to关于, (至于)谈到
例句：With respect to your other proposals, I am not yet able to tell you our decision.
谈到你的其他建议, 我现在还无法把我们的决定告诉你。

6. More force for more time is, without doubt, the safer course.

without doubt毫无疑问地
例句：Truth is beautiful. Without doubt, and so are lies.
真理是美丽的，毫无疑问，谎言也是如此。

7. The explosions took place in quick succession near a crowded market and a mosque in the south of the city.

in succession接着,接连地
例句：We won three games in succession.
我们一连胜了3局。

8. It appears to be another example of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, using his powers to rein in a president, who's increasingly challenged his authority.

rein in严格控制，严加管束
例句：You must learn to rein in your temper.
你必须学会控制你的脾气。

9. The United States and other industrialised nations are to release 60 million barrels of oil from emergency reserves to try to push down prices.

push down降低
例句：More competition could push down prices and attract first -time buyers .
更多的竞争将会压低价格，并吸引初次购买者。

10. Ahead of the meeting, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany said the Greek opposition must get behind the government's austerity measures, a precondition for releasing blocked loans to Greece.

ahead of在…之前
例句：I have a very busy day ahead of me.
摆在我面前的是忙碌的一天。
get behind支持
例句：If we all get behind Mr. Smith we can easily elect him to that office 
如果我们一致支持史密斯先生，我们就能轻而易举地选他就任那个职位。 

11. President Wade first gave up plans to reduce to 25% the minimum percentage score needed to win the first round of next year's presidential election.

give up放弃;投降
例句：She will give up this journey.
她将放弃这次旅行。

12. A report containing leaked US embassy cables suggests that both the king of Thailand and the country's crown prince are suffering from health problems.

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。