BBC news 2011-07-04 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The Thai opposition leader Yingluck Shinawatra has led her party to victory in the general election five years after her brother Thaksin was deposed in a military coup.

lead to促使；使得；致使；诱使
例句：This led us to make a summing up of the experience and lessons.
这促使我们对经验和教训进行了总结。
general election大选

2. Yingluck Shinawatra is poised to become Thailand's fifth prime minister in as many years, a statistic which might give her pause for thought.

be poised to做好准备，准备就绪
例句：Our company is poised to leap into a new market next year.
明年我们公司打算进入新的市场。

3. Thailand's fragile democracy has been derailed before, including by the military coup which removed Yingluck's brother Thaksin from power.

remove from将(某人)撤〔免〕职
例句：They removed him from his position.
他们撤销了他的职务。

4. Unverified video images filmed yesterday showed a column of 15 tanks, many adorned with Syrian flags, moving towards Hama on flatbed trucks.

adorn with用…装饰，佩戴
例句：Their house is adorned with beautiful antique ornaments.
他们的房子装饰得古色古香。

5. It seems that the government, having tried that policy, is now reverting to the use of a heavy security presence.

revert to回复,归还; 恢复为
例句：After the settlers left, the area reverted to desert.
早期移民离开之后, 这个地区又变成了一片沙漠。

6. The exact sequence of events is still becoming clear, but in common with recent Boko Haram attacks, a drinking establishment was targeted.

in common with和…一样
例句：I have nothing in common with Jane
我和简毫无共同之处。

7. There's been no claim of responsibility, but the commander of a joint police and army task force immediately pointed the finger at Boko Haram.

point the finger at指责, 指摘, 指控
例句：The company has been forced to point the finger at him after all the trouble that has been caused.
出了所有这些麻烦之后，公司不得不指责他。

8. Instead of disappearing, Boko Haram have regrouped.

instead of (用…)代替…, (是…)而不是…, (用…)而不用…
例句：Give me this instead of that.
给我这个, 不要那个。

9. A court in Bangladesh has issued an arrest warrant for Tarique Rahman, the son of the main opposition leader Khaleda Zia, in connection with a grenade attack on a rally.

in connection with与…有关,连同
例句：He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.
他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

10. The Prime Minister Salam Fayyad called on donors to meet their financial pledges.

 call on要求, 请求; 号召
例句：The government called on the workers to oppose waste.
政府号召工人反对浪费。

11. Speaking to the crowd on Centre Court after his victory, he said it was a dream come true.

come true实现, 成真
例句：My dream will come true someday.
总有一天我的梦想会实现。

12. This is my favourite tournament, the tournament I always dreamed of winning.

dream of梦见; 梦想, 渴望
例句：I've long dreamed of paying a visit to the Great Wall.
我一直渴望游览长城。