BBC news 2011-07-15 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States has opened an inquiry into allegations that Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation sought to hack into phones of victims of the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington 10 years ago.

seek to企图，试图
例句：I sought to change her mind.
我试图改变她的心意。

2. Several congressmen have lined up to say he should be investigated in particular over claims his journalists may have hacked into the phones of victims of the 9/11 attacks.

line up组织, 邀集
例句：They've lined up some excellent entertainers for our show.
他们已组织了一批非常出色的演员来参加我们的演出。
in particular尤其, 特别
She likes fruit and tomatoes in particular.
她喜欢水果, 尤其是西红柿。

3. An FBI source has said it is now looking into these allegations following a letter from the New York Republican Peter King.

look into在...里查资料;深入地检查,研究;调查
例句：Your complaint is being looked into.When we have anything to report, we will write to you again.
你的诉讼正在调查之中。如果有事需要通知, 我们会写信给你的。

4. The Italian Senate has approved an austerity budget worth $68bn in an effort to prevent the European debt crisis from engulfing the country.

in an effort to为了...
例句：They rebuilt the cinemas in an effort to reach out to the young people.
他们重建了电影院，试图吸引青年人。
prevent from阻止, 防止
His prompt action prevented the fire from spreading.
他的果断行动制止了火势的蔓延。

5. The cuts have been rushed through after financial markets began speculating that Italy was facing a Greek-style debt repayment crisis.

rush through使匆匆通过各项程序
例句：The new Bill was rushed through Parliament.
新的议案很快在国会中通过了。

6. They seem more accepting at the moment, the Italian people. And certainly the atmosphere here is not similar to Greece at the moment.

be similar to与…相似
例句：My problems are very similar to yours.
我的问题和你的差不多。

7. Mr Odinga made the announcement during a visit to the nearby Dadaab camp, which is struggling to cope with 380,000 people

cope with对付…
例句：I cannot cope with that boy; he is stubborn.
我对付不了那个孩子, 他很固执。

8. Thursday's announcement that the Ifo extension camp can now be opened could not come at a better time.

come at找到, 得到, 弄明白
例句：After much discussion we came at a conclusion satisfactory to all.
经过充分讨论, 我们得出了大家都很满意的结论。

9. It was a breezy, sunny day in midtown Manhattan, and the wind caught the South Sudan flag as it unfurled in front of the United Nations.

in front of在…前面
例句：My view of the stage was blocked by the big hat of the woman sitting in front of me.
我的视线被坐在前排妇女的大帽子遮住了, 看不见舞台。

10. The United States has set out a new strategy for defending its military computer networks from attacks by hackers, saying it will in future treat the Internet as an operational domain in which to fight them.

set out着手, 开始
例句：The government has set out to make many needed reforms.
政府开始进行许多必要的改革。