BBC news 2011-07-17 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The delivery was the first since the Islamist militant group al-Shabab, which controls most of Somalia, dropped its ban on working with foreign relief agencies.

work with与…在一起干
例句：I find it so refreshing to work with young people in this department.
我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。

2. The area is under the control of al-Shabab, which had until recently refused permission for international aid agencies which wanted to work in the areas they hold.

under the control of在…控制下, 受…的控制
例句：These would be under the control of the United Nations as trustees. 
这些地方都作为托管地，由联合国管制。 

3. The prime minister of the Hamas administration in the Gaza Strip, Ismail Haniyeh, has called on all Palestinian militant groups to stop firing rockets into Israel.

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。

4. This week's violence brought an end to several months of relative calm.

bring an end to使结束，使停止
例句：Neutral state in the area have tried to bring an end to the war
该地区的中立国为结束战争作出了努力。

5. They regard Hamas, who govern in the strip, as too moderate.

regard as 把…认作, 把...视为
例句：I regard him as my brother.
我把他当作兄弟。

6. Now though the Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh has called for an end to the escalation, he blamed Israel for the violence, but said all militant groups in Gaza must also stop firing.

call for要求，需要，提倡
例句：The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。
blame for因…怪罪, 责怪(某人)
例句：The conductor is blamed for the accident.
售票员因此次意外事故而受到指责。

7. Kurdish activists pulled out after accusing other participants of marginalising them and ignoring the Kurdish issue.

pull out退出; (使)离开
例句：The invading troops are pulling out of the occupied area under international supervision.
入侵部队正在国际监督下撤出占领区。

8. Another three North Korean footballers at the Women's World Cup have tested positive for banned steroids, bringing the total caught up in the scandal to five.

catch up缠住
例句：It seemed that she was always caught up in the household.
看来她总是家务缠身。

9. But human rights groups say birth dates were often falsified to erase the tracks of illegal adoptions and have demanded the siblings' DNA be compared to that of 200 more families.

compare to与…相比
例句：The writer was compared to Shakespeare.
把这个作家与莎士比亚进行了比较。

10. Vienna's cathedral was full of European royals and men in brightly-plumed Habsburg-era uniforms.

be full of充满
例句：Mary's heart was full of distress.
玛丽的心里充满痛苦。