BBC news 2011-07-16 加文本

短语讲解：

1. News International said Mr Murdoch would also apologise for what he called "serious wrongdoings" in advertisements to be placed in British newspapers on Saturday.

apologise for为…道歉, 替…道歉
例句：I must apologise for the dreadful mistake I made.
我为我所犯的严重错误深表歉意。

2. When he came out, he was besieged by reporters.

come out出来
例句：Come out and get some fresh air.
出来吸点新鲜空气。

3. I just said that as founder of the company, I was appalled to find out what had happened.

find out发现, 看穿, 揭发, 找出;查明
例句：The manager had found him out and was going to sack him.
经理发觉了他的不轨行为, 打算炒他鱿鱼。

4. The President of the European Union, Herman van Rompuy, has called an emergency meeting next week of the 17 leaders of eurozone countries to discuss the financial situation of the eurozone as a whole and additional aid for Greece.

as a whole普遍说来, 一般地说; 整体来看
例句：We must consider these matters as a whole.
我们必须从整体上考虑这些事情。

5. President Obama has said time is running out for a political deal to raise America's debt limit and stabilise the economy by cutting spending.

run out用完, 耗尽
例句：Our food soon ran out.
我们的粮食很快就吃完了。

6. American officials and economists are warning of national and global consequences if the US starts to default on its obligations.

warn of发出关于…的警告
例句：The weather station warned of severe snowfalls ahead.
气象台预报将有大雪。
default on拖欠…
例句：He defaulted on his payments for support of the child.
他拖欠孩子的抚养费。

7. Most of the country's political leaders agree that the debt ceiling must be raised and that this protracted debate is not good for economic confidence.

be good for对…有好处, 值得,有效
例句：The Olympics will be good for tourism.
奥运会将让旅游业大放异彩。

8. But after long hours of meetings and with various competing solutions on the table, a deal is still not in sight.

on the table被搁置, 留待以后讨论; 被提交考虑, 被提到桌面上
例句：The proposal is still on the table.
该项提案依然被搁置。
in sight被见到，看得见；在望
例句：A bumper harvest is in sight.
丰收在望。

9. Earlier this week, the United Nations said the number of Afghan civilians dying in war-related violence had gone up 15% this year.

go up上升, 上涨, 提高, 增加, 增高
例句：The goods have gone up in price.
这些商品的价格已经上涨。

10. Several news programmes have been taken off the air, though other services are broadcasting normally.

take off被广泛使用；(想法、计划等)开始获得成功
例句：After a slow start,the plan soon took off and was accepted by all.
计划开始进展很慢，但很快见成效了，而且被大家接受。