BBC news 2011-07-02 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The former head of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has been released from house arrest in New York, where he's been facing allegations of attempting to rape a hotel maid.

release from把…从…解脱出来
例句：You can be released from prison early for good behavior.
你可以因表现好提前释放。
house arrest软禁
attempt to试图，企图
例句：He attempted to get in touch with them but without success.
他试图和他们联系, 但未成功。

2. But the alleged victim's lawyer Kenneth Thompson said his client stood by her account.

stand by忠于；坚持
例句：My teacher is a man who stands by his promises.
我的老师是一位信守诺言的人。

3. We believe that the district attorney is laying a foundation to dismiss this case.

lay a foundation打基础
例句：We must lay a firm foundation in our study. 
在学习上我们必须打下牢固的基础。 

4. I would like to emphasise that Russia certainly intends to expand its presence in the Arctic.

would like to愿意,意欲
例句：I would like to renew this book.
我想续借这本书。

5. The authorities in Cuba have released more details of their plans to allow people to buy and sell their cars and homes for the first time in 50 years.

for the first time第一次
例句：They tasted defeat for the first time.
他们第一次体验到失败的滋味。

6. The new laws will open up a private property market and enable Cubans to buy any car they can afford.

open up变宽; 展现; 揭示
例句：The chance meeting with the president opened up new possibilities for him.
与总统邂逅提供给他新的机会。

7. He made the comment shortly after being sworn in.

swear in使宣誓就职
例句：The new Governor is being sworn in next week.
下星期新总督要宣誓就职。

8. With barely a murmur of dissent, Leon Panetta has taken over at the Pentagon, and General David Petraeus has stepped into his shoes at the CIA.

take over接管; 接替
例句：She took over his work after his departure.
他离开以后, 她接替了他的工作。
step into干预; 涉足
例句：After graduation John stepped into his father's shoes to become a lawyer.
约翰毕业后便继承了他父亲的衣钵, 当了一名律师。

9. At least two people have been killed after clashes broke out at a huge camp for Somali refugees in northeastern Kenya.

break out突然发生, 爆发
例句：The Second World War broke out in September 1939.
第二次世界大战爆发于1939年9月。

10. The company reportedly justified its decision by saying it was making only women redundant so they can stay at home and look after children and because what they bring in is a second income.

look after照顾, 照看
例句：These children have been well looked after.
这些孩子们受到很好的照顾。
bring in赚(钱), 挣(钱)
例句：The boys are bringing in good wages every week.
这些男孩每周的工资不低。

11. In a statement, the company told the BBC it didn't discriminate against women, but that the firm was going through a bad time, and that the area worst affected was where women worked.

discriminate against歧视
例句：The new law discriminates against lower-paid workers.
这条新法律歧视低工资的工人。
go through遭受, 经受, 经历
例句：When he was a child, he went through one hardship after another.
孩提时代, 他经历了一个又一个的艰难困苦。