BBC news 2011-06-27 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The rebel frontline in this part of the country is a series of simple defences - mounds of earth to protect the rebels from incoming fire.

protect from保护, 保卫
例句：An umbrella will protect you from the rain.
雨伞可以保护你不至于淋雨。

2. In the distance, I can hear the boom of artillery and the loud rattle of automatic weapons.

in the distance在远处,在很远的那边
例句：The guns thundered in the distance.
炮声在远处隆隆作响。

3. The Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has said China will lend a helping hand to European countries experiencing financial difficulties.

lend a helping hand伸出援助之手,助一臂之力
例句：He was ready to lend a helping hand to anyone in distress.
什么人有难，他都乐于帮助。

4. He also acknowledged that China's massive trade surplus was bad for global stability.

be bad for对…有害
例句：Smoking is bad for our health.
吸烟对我们的健康有害。

5. The authorities in Somalia have pardoned six foreigners convicted of bringing more than $3m into the country to pay off a pirate ransom.

convict of宣判(某人)犯有(某罪)
例句：The criminal was convicted of murder.
罪犯被判决犯有谋杀罪。
pay off付清, 还清
例句：All his debt was paid off with cash.
他所有的债务都是用现金付清的。

6. A spokesman for the transitional government said the men, from Britain, the United States and Kenya, had been freed for what he described as humanitarian reasons.

describe as说成是, 描述为
例句：His employer had described him as lacking in initiative and drive.
雇主说他缺乏进取心和干劲。

7. Fifteen associates of the former President of Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, have been charged with forming armed groups, economic crimes and undermining the state.

charge with指控…犯有罪
例句：He was falsely charged with robbery.
他被诬告犯有抢劫罪。

8. A court in Zimbabwe has freed a government minister, Jameson Timba, who was arrested on Friday on suspicion of undermining the authority of President Robert Mugabe.

on suspicion of有…嫌疑
例句：He was arrested on suspicion of harbouring terrorists.
他因被怀疑庇护恐怖分子而遭逮捕。

9. A judge ruled that the police had no justification for arresting Mr Timba, who was accused of calling Mr Mugabe a liar.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：They accused the police of brutality.
他们谴责警察的野蛮行为。

10. Israel has warned journalists to travel with a flotilla of boats trying to break Israel's blockade of Gaza that they could be banned from working in Israel for 10 years.

ban from禁止
例句：Bicycles are banned from the new superhighway.
禁止在高速公路骑自行车。

11. The flotilla, which will carry pro-Palestinian activists from more than a dozen countries, is planning to set sail this week.

set sail启航
例句：The ship set sail for Europe.
这艘船启航去欧洲。

12. But after rival hackers claimed to have released information to help track them down and police in Britain arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with LulzSec's hacking, this small publicity-seeking group might have started to fear that their game was up.

track down追捕到, 追查出
例句：The criminal was tracked down and knocked off by the police.
那个罪犯被警察追到后逮捕起来了。